ISLAMABAD - Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Justice (R) Javed Iqbal yesterday chaired a high-level meeting to review the performance of NAB Rawalpindi from October 11, 2017 till to date at the NAB Headquarters here.
During the meeting, Irfan Naeem Mangi, DG NAB Rawalpindi, informed that under the leadership Chairman NAB Justice Javed Iqbal from October 11, 2017 till to date received 24,087 complaints, out of which 23,169 complaints were disposed of while 1167 complains are under process.
He informed that from October 11, 2017 till to date, the NAB Rawalpindi authorized 458 Complaint Verifications (CVs), while 357 Complaint Verifications had been completed by the NAB Rawalpindi and 145 Complaint Verifications are under process.
He further informed the meeting that from October 11, 2017 till to date the NAB Rawalpindi authorized 239 inquiries, out of which 156 inquiries were completed by the NAB Rawalpindi while 156 inquiries are under process. He further informed that from October 11, 2017 till to date the NAB Rawalpindi authorized 98 investigations, out of which 44 investigations are under process.
Irfan Naeem Mangi informed the meeting that the NAB Rawalpindi also filed 94 references in various Accountability Courts, out of which 34 references were decided by the Accountability Courts, while 239 references are under trial in various Accountability Courts.
The DG NAB Rawalpindi also informed that 44 accused persons have been convicted by the Accountability Courts under section 10 of NAO-1999, while 62 accused persons were convicted by the Learned Accountability Courts under section 25 (B) of NAO-1999.
He further informed that the NAB Rawalpindi recovered Rs. 26.438 billion through direct recovery from 71 accused persons in 45 corruption cases while it recovered Rs. 286.243 billion through indirect recovery from 50 accused persons in 50 corruption cases. He said total of Rs. 312.681 billion (direct & indirect) was recovered by the NAB Rawalpindi.
The Chairman NAB said that eradication of corruption is the top most priority of NAB. NAB officers are performing their duties considering it as their national duty. He said that the NAB Rawalpindi is the flagship regional bureau of NAB which has always played an excellent role in contributing towards the overall performance of NAB.
He appreciated the excellent performance of NAB Rawalpindi under the supervision of Irfan Naeem Mangi and hoped that the NAB Rawalpindi will continue to perform its responsibilities with same commitment and dedication as per law in future. He said that NAB is committed to the logical conclusion of mega corruption cases in order to recover looted money from big fish and bring them to justice as per law.
