ISLAMABAD - The National Accountability Bureau chairman has directed regional bureaus to vigorously pursue mega corruption cases without caring for any duress as the anti-graft body officials are only answerable to Almighty Allah.
The NAB chairman said that complaints cells working at regional bureaus would resolve the complaints in contrary to the past when the complaints remained unresolved for years, said a press release. He said the complaint resolution system would be made more efficient.
The NAB chairman said he had decided to himself listen to people's complaints on last Thursday of every month, and also directed to take public corruption-related complaints to logical conclusion within the set timeframe, failing which disciplinary action would be taken against the responsible officials without wasting any time.
Reviewing the performance of Inspection and Monitoring Team, the NAB chairman said corruption was a curse eating away at the country like a termite.
Pakistan owes a whooping $84 billion to various foreign countries, he said adding that the NAB should have to recover the looted money and deposit it into the national exchequer.
The NAB will also play its role in preventing the wastage of national resources, the NAB chief said.
He said various private housing societies did not deliver plots to people on time and also not return their money.
Various cases of housing societies are pending in the NAB for the past many years, the NAB chief said.
People have to run from pillar-to-post to get justice but now the NAB will have to change its attitude as all pending cases against private housing societies will be taken to their logical conclusion within a stipulated time.
The NAB chairman ordered to conduct immediate inquiry on the complaints filed by Ministry of Commerce Cooperative Employees Housing Society president.
Strict action will be taken against the official of the NAB if proven guilty, he said.
The NAB chief said the NAB would not take personal revenge but accountability would be visible as per law of the land.
He said the foremost priority was to eliminate corruption from the country.
The NAB Chairman Justice (retired) Javed Iqbal had pledged immediately after assuming office to take 179 mega corruption cases to their logical conclusion as per law.
In his address to officials of the bureau a month ago, the NAB chairman promised before the nation that all major cases before the anti-graft body would be taken to their logical end within the prescribed timeframe.
In light of the orders of the National Accountability Court chairman, as many as 96 corruption references have already been filed in relevant accountability courts. The cases would be pursued in relevant courts.
A total of 25 inquiries are being carried out in NAB and 25 cases are being investigated right now. Likewise, 33 corruption cases have been taken to their logical end.