ISLAMABAD – Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Justice (R) Javed Iqbal has said that the Bureau is taking action against those who were untouchables in the past.
“NAB and Pakistan can co-exist; however, corruption and Pakistan cannot,” he said, adding that some people were “hiding behind their cases of alleged corruption, money laundering, assets beyond known sources of income and misuse of authority by blaming NAB.
According to a statement issued by the NAB here yesterday, the Chairman said that NAB believes in zero corruption and 100% development. “NAB is absolutely committed to rooting out corruption as our Father of the Nation Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah had termed “One of the biggest curse is corruption and nepotism,” he said.
The NAB is taking action against all those as per laws who remained in government, were untouchables in the past and are now being questioned about their illegal actions, misuse of authority, assets beyond known sources of income, money laundering and incurred losses to national exchequer. He said that NAB is making allout efforts to eradicate corruption from the society without caring about powerful and big fish having allegedly unprecedented stories on their credit.
Justice (R) Javed Iqbal said that NAB has recovered Rs487 billion during the tenure of present management which is a record achievement
NAB was established in 1999 to eradicate corruption and recover looted money from corrupt and deposit it to the national exchequer. NAB has its Headquarters in Islamabad and eight regional bureaus located at Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Quetta, KPK, Multan, Sukkur and Gilgit Baltistan. Today, Pakistan is considered as a role model for SAARC countries in eradication of corruption due to NAB’s efforts. Pakistan is the first Chairman of SAARC Anti-Corruption Forum which is a great achievement for Pakistan due to NAB. This is just because of the pro-active anti-corruption strategy adopted by NAB under the dynamic leadership of Justice Javaid Iqbal.
After assuming the responsibilities of Chairman NAB, Justice (R) Javed Iqbal on the very first day during address to NAB officers had given his vision and policy which was “Accountability of All”. Today, NAB has been rejuvenated in order to eradicate corruption from Pakistan.
The Chairman NAB is not only reviewing performance of NAB on a regular basis, but also monitors the performance of all regional bureaus in order to complete all complaint verifications, inquiries and investigations within the stipulated time period of ten months. Moreover, NAB has proved that its actions against all stakeholders are across the board as it does not believe in victimization, the chairman said.
The prestige and repute of NAB has increased manifold due to its indiscriminate and visible action against the mighty as NAB sees case not face.
Chairman NAB Justice (R) Javed Iqbal has spent more than 40 years of his life in providing justice to people. He believes in self respect of humanity and does not believe in breaching self esteem of any person. NAB’s actions under the leadership of Justice (R) Javed Iqbal have been lauded by national and international organizations, civil society and people at large. Today, the whole nation is with NAB for corruption-free Pakistan.
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