WEF, TI, PILDAT acknowledge NABs anti-corruption drive says Justice (r) Javed Iqbal.

ISLAMABAD -- Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Justice(R) Javed Iqbal has said that eradication of Corruption is top most priority of NAB. The present management of NAB has chalked out an effective and proactive anti-corruption strategy which has been acknowledged by Transparency International (TI), Pakistan, World Economic Forum, PILDAT and Mishal Pakistan. He said that the initiatives taken by the present management of NAB have started yielding excellent results.

In a statement issued by NAB spokesperson, due to NABs proactive strategy, NABs overall conviction ratio is about 68.8 percent which is a remarkable achievement in investigation of white collar crimes in the world.

He said that NAB has geared up and has been rejuvenated to eradicate corruption within all its forms and manifestations. He said that NABs prime focus is on corruption and corrupt practices i.e.; money laundering, cases of cheating public at large, bank frauds, willful bank loan defaults, misuse of authority and embezzlement of state funds.

Since NABs inception, one of NABs major achievements has been the recovery of around Rs.466.069 billion. Starting from the year 2017, which can be called basically a year of reinvigoration of NAB, we have moved with new zeal and effort after through detailed introspection and analysis of organisational weaknesses, overhaul of procedures and all pillars of the organisation i.e. Operations, Prosecution, Human Resource Management, Training and Research and Awareness and Prevention have been reactivated.

Chairman NAB said that the overall complaints in 2019 were 53643 and 42760 were processed, whereas complaints in 2018 were...