Need to keep national interest supreme to build State of Medina: NAB chief.

RAWALPINDI -- National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal said on Friday that in order for the state of Medina to be built, personal interests would have to take a backseat to national ones.

The chairman of the anti-graft body was speaking to participants at an event where he said that if holding people accountable was a crime then NAB would keep on committing it continuously.

'NAB has decided that it will not see the face. It will see the case on its merits,' he said. 'The country owes more than $100 million hence those who looted it will be held accountable.'

He said that there were numerous laws present in Pakistan to keep corruption and money laundering in check. However, implementation on these laws was needed.

'If we are to build the state of Medina, we must keep the national interest above personal interests,' he said.

The statement from Iqbal comes at a time when the government and opposition are hitting out at each other. Both parties accuse each other of corruption and financial...