ISLAMABAD – Chairman NAB, Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal on Friday has said that corruption is cancer which is a major hurdle in the development of the country.
NAB is absolutely committed to eradicate corruption at all cost with iron hands across the board.
He said that NAB has recovered billions of rupees from corrupt and deposited in national exchequer. Not a single penny has received by any NAB employee as they considered eradication of corruption their national duty.
He directed all DGs of NAB to pursue all corruption cases according to merit and transparently as per law. Honourable Justice Javed Iqbal said these remarks while chairing monthly meeting of NAB Regional Bureaus to review their performance at NAB headquarters.
During the meeting thorough deliberation of the performance of all Regional Bureaus and NAB Headquarter including operation, prosecution and Awareness and Prevention Divisions of the NAB was reviewed and measures taken by the present management of NAB in order to further improve the performance and efficiency of NAB.
Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal said that NAB has chalked out a very comprehensive Anti Corruption Strategy for the eradication of corruption. The operational methodology of NAB for processing of all corruption cases from complaint verification, inquiry and investigation were also reviewed. He directed that NAB’s investigation officers strictly follow Code of Conduct and zero tolerance policy on the basis of evidence as per law.
The Chairman further said that NAB in collaboration with HEC has established more than 55 thousand Character Building Societies (CBS) in all the leading Universities/Colleges across the country to build an effective edifice against corruption which will be increased up to 60 thousand during 2018.
The Chairman NAB appreciated the devoted efforts of all Regional Bureaus of NAB and directed all officers to double their efforts in the eradication of corruption and to recover looted money from corrupt as NAB is determined to make Pakistan corruption free at any cost.
