'Logical conclusion of mega corruption, white collar crime cases NAB's top priority'.

Islamabad: Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB, chaired a meeting to review overall performance of NAB at NAB Headquarters. The meeting was attended by Deputy Chairman NAB, Prosecutor General Accountability (PGA) DG Operations and other senior members of NAB including Director General of all Regional Bureaus attended the meeting through via video link.Speaking on the occasion, the NAB chairman said that taking mega corruption cases/white collar crime cases to logical conclusion is top most priority of NAB. NAB strongly believes in conducting the inquiries and investigations of white collar crimes on scientific lines that too after collecting solid evidence as per law. Corruption is mother of all evils, NAB committed to root out corruption in all its forms and manifestations, he added.During the meeting, it was informed by DG operations, that out of 179 mega corruption cases, NAB had filed 98 corruption references in different accountability courts, while 52 references has been taken to logical conclusion. Currently, out of 179 mega corruption references, 13 inquiries and 16 investigations are under process. A total of 1275 corruption references involving Rs 943 billion are at different stages of hearing in 25 accountability courts. He said that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had recovered Rs 178 billion from the corrupt elements during the tenure of present management of NAB under the dynamic leadership of Honorable Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB.It was further informed that NAB had already has disposed off a total of 46,123 complaints from out of 51,591 received during 2019, while action is being taken to dispose of remaining 13,299 complaints. NAB had authorized 1464 complaint verifications, out of which 1362 complaint verifications have been completed, while investigations of 770 complaint verifications are under process. NAB has received over 30,000 applications from the affectees of Mudarba and...