NAB committed to eradicate corruption: Justice (r) Javed Iqbal.

ISLAMABAD -- National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal on Thursday said the bureau's anti-corruption strategy had proved very successful.

Chairing a meeting to review NAB performance, he said NAB had prescribed timelines for efficient, effective and expeditious disposal of case from complaint verification-to-inquiry-to investigation and finally to a reference in accountability court.

The NAB chairman said the anti-graft body had recovered Rs328 billion from corrupt and deposited in national exchequer.

The operational methodology of NAB for processing of all corruption cases from complaint verification, inquiry and investigation was also reviewed.

The NAB's investigation officers were directed to follow code of conduct and ensure zero tolerance policy.

He said special focus was being given to awareness and prevention activities to educate the people at large about ill effects of corruption.

He said NAB in collaboration with Higher Education Commission (HEC) had established over 55,000 character building societies (CBS) in all the leading universities/colleges across the country to build an effective edifice against corruption which would be increased upto 60,000 Dec 2020.

He said the performance of all Regional Bureau's of NAB would be conducted on midterm and annual basis at a given criteria under Quantified Grading System in order to review and further improve the performance of officers/officials of NAB as with better...