Islamabad: 22 January,2025 : A special ceremony was held at the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) headquarters in Islamabad, Today, to distribute funds to the affectees of the Jeddah Town scandal.
The chief guest at the ceremony was Deputy Chairman NAB, Sohail Nasir, along with Prosecutor General NAB, Ihtesham Qader Shah, Director General NAB Rawalpindi, Mirza Irfan Beg, Director NAB Rawalpindi, Ilyas Qamar, and other officials.
On this occasion, checks amounting to Rs. 97 million were distributed among 132 affectees of the Jeddah Town scandal.
Addressing the ceremony, Deputy Chairman NAB, Sohail Nasir, said that in accordance with the vision of the Chairman NAB, NAB officers are working round the clock to recover the assets looted from the public. In the past two years, a record amount has been recovered and returned to the victims. He said that NAB is performing this national duty with a sense of service and honesty and is making every possible effort to recover every penny of the affectees and return it to them.
He appreciated the efforts of DG NAB Rawalpindi, Irfan Beg, and his team for recovering the looted funds of the victims of the Jeddah Town housing project, who, is working with professional expertise, returned the victims’ rights to them. Sohail Nasir said that NAB’s public awareness campaign is being carried out vigorously and also the public is being warned to exercise utmost caution before investing any a.ount in housing projects and not to be deceived by anyone. He said that a large number of accused have been arrested in the last two years and legislation is also being made in this regard so that those who fraud citizens must not escape from punishment.
Earlier, DG NAB Rawalpindi, Muhammad Irfan Beg, said that the recovery of the looted funds of the Jeddah Town victims was a difficult task but despite the passage of a long time, all legal requirements were fulfilled and the victims were assured of the return of their funds, and similarly, the affectees of other schemes in Rawalpindi are also being assisted. He said that billions of rupees have been recovered so far and distributed among the victims and an awareness campaign is also underway to warn people against fraudsters.
After receiving the checks, the affectees of Jeddah Town thanked the NAB administration and said that NAB had performed better than expected and that due to NAB, they have got recovered their looted capital.
