NAB likely to approve more references, inquiries, investigations
Last updated on: 16 January,2020 07:14 pm
"NAB is concentrating on taking mega corruption cases to their logical conclusion," he has stated.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman retired justice Javed Iqbal on Thursday is presiding over the bureau’s Executive Board meeting in Islamabad to examine several references, inquiries and investigations pertaining to graft cases in the country.
Reportedly, the accountability watchdog is likely to approve references, inquiries and investigations concerning several corruption allegations.
The NAB chief has said that priority of NAB was to eradicate corruption from the country besides recovering the looted money from plunderers.
“NAB is now concentrating on taking mega corruption cases to their logical conclusion,” he has stated.
He has revealed that 1,275 corruption references involving Rs943 billion were currently being heard in different accountability courts of the country.
By pursuing the policy of “Accountability for All”, he has said, the NAB has been striving to recover billions of rupees looted from the general public.
He has also directed all directors general to ensure completion of complaint verifications, inquiries and investigations within the prescribed timeframe.