The National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) Executive Board Meeting held at NAB headquarters on Tuesday with Justice Javed Iqbal, NAB chairman in the chair. The meeting was attended by Hussain Asghar, NAB, deputy chairman ,Syed Asghar Haider, Prosecutor General Accountability (PGA), Zahir Shah, and senior officers of the bureau.
It was a yearlong policy of NAB to share the details of EBM with the public which does not aim to hurt anyone as all inquiries and investigations are initiated on the basis of alleged allegations, which are not final. NAB decides to go ahead with case after obtaining the point of view of all concerned and accessing the merits of the cases as per law.
The EBM accorded approval to file two corruption references. The details are as under.
The EBM approved filing of corruption reference against Imran Ali Yousaf and others for misappropriation and misuse of government funds for personal gains , which inflicted Rs499,201,392 losses to national exchequer.
The EBM authorised filing of corruption reference against Sarwar Javed, former Member Board of Revenue, Quetta, Shahbaz Khan Mandokhel, former senior member Board of Revenue on illegally allotting state land to Dilshad Akhtar, causing Rs 6 crore 48 lakh losses to the national exchequer.
The EBM accorded approval of conducting eight investigations against the persons including Mudassar Qayyum Nehra, former MNA,Azhar Qayyum Nehra, former MNA and others,Muhammad Asif Bilal, former director Food, Punjab, Ahmed Sher,deputy director, Food, Punjab and others,management of Balochistan Development Authority and others, Balochistan Integrated Water Resource Management and Development Project,management of BDA, Haji Zarif Hussain Zai, contractor, district Musakhel and others, management of Revenue Department, district, Naushaki and others,officers/officials of Teaching, DHQ, Hospital, Dera Ghazi Khan and others, and inquiries against MS Abdullah Sugar Mills,Limited, Depalpur,Lahore and others.
The forum accorded approval of conducting 15 inquiries against various personalities including Saiful Maluk Khokar, member provincial assembly,Punjab,Dr Abdul Maalik,former chief minister, Balochistan,Sanaullah Zerhi, former chief minister, Balochidtan,Akbar Durrani, former secretary, home department, Quetta,four inquiries against Punjab public limited companies chief executives,Rahim Ziaratwal,former minister, education department, Quetta, and others, Juma Khan,member provincial assembly, Balochistan,Naseebullah Bazai,former additional chief secretary, Balochistan,Tariq Murtaza,MS Startrack Traders and others,Mehar Ejaz Ahmed Machlana,former member provincial assembly/ former member disaster management and others,Rais Ibrahim Khalil Ahmed,former Provincial assembly,officials of revenue department,Liaquatpur,and others,Arif Azim, former chairman Railways,
Mohsin Raza,general manager GEPCO, Gujranwala, Mrs Rani Hafza Kanwal,former Assistant deputy commissioner, (Revenue) Gujrat,MS Abdullah Sugar Mills.
The EBM approved referring inquiries against Akhtar Hussain,Sabina Semab,Shahnaz Qamar, Maqsood Ahmed,Ahsan Sarwar Butt, and others to FBR for further proceedings as per law.
The Honourable Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman National Accountability Bureau
said that NAB’s faith is corruption free Pakistan by adopting Accountability for All policy to eradicate corruption from Pakistan. All resources are being utilized to take mega corruption cases to logical conclusion on priority as per law. NAB has directly or indirectly deposited record Rs 714 billion in the national exchequer following the policy of accountability for all.Reputed international institutions have lauded NAB performance which is honorer for NAB. NAB has no affiliation with any party, group and individual but with the state of Pakistan. Chairman NAB directed to all Regional Bureaus to conduct inquiries and investigations by ensuring self respect of every person as NAB is human friendly organisation.