NAB chairman reiterates resolve to take mega corruption cases to logical conclusion
Justice (r) Javed Iqbal said the average conviction ratio of cases was over 70 percent.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal on Sunday reiterated his firm resolve of taking mega corruption cases to logical conclusion.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the NAB chairman said the Bureau had recovered embezzled amount of Rs71 billion and deposited the same to the national exchequer in last 22 months, besides filing 600 corruption references in various accountability courts.
The average conviction ratio of cases was over 70 percent, which was unprecedented as compared to other anti-corruption institutions, he added.
Justice (r) Javed Iqbal said that anti-graft watchdog was performing its duties without any discrimination as its priority was to eradicate corruption from the country and all possible measures were being taken to achieve that goal.
He said: “The anti-graft agency had returned billion of rupees to the deserving which were looted by illegal housing societies from them and 43 suspects involved in Mudarba and Musharka scams had been apprehended, besides filing references against them in the respective accountability courts.”
“Directives had already been issued to the Bureau’s all director generals to arrest the proclaimed offenders,” he said and added at present, some 1,210 corruption references were in various accountability courts and NAB had decided to file early hearing pleas for them.
According to Gallup and Gillani, 59 percent persons have expressed satisfaction over the performance of NAB.
