ISLAMABAD: July 8, 2021: Justice Javed Iqbal, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman has said that bureau was a business friendly institute which
gives priority to resolve the issues of business community.
NAB chairman said the bureau prefers resolving the issues of business community and the bureau had referred the sales tax, income tax and under invoicing cases of business community to FBR (Federal Board of Revenue) as per
law for further proceedings. He said while presiding over a meeting at
NAB headquarters on Thursday.
The meeting was apprised that the two delegations of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Comnerce and Industry (FPCCI) one delegation was headed by former President FPCCI, Karachi Daroo Khan Achakzai and the second delegation headed by former Vice President FPCCI, Karachi Sheikh Sultan had met with the NAB Chairman at NAB headquarters.
NAB chairman also addressed the business community at FPCCI, Karachi,
Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Lahore Chamber of
Commerce and Industry.
The business community lauded the efforts of
NAB chairman for resolving the issues of business community which is
part of the record.
The meeting was told that on assuming coveted responsibilities of NAB
Chairman, Justice Javed Iqbal decided to himself listen the complaints
of common people on every last Thursday and established a Special Cell
at NAB headquarters for resolving the complaints of business community.
The cell is working regurlarly.NAB has also set up a high level committee for solving the issues of business community.
The meeting of the committee would be called soon. The honest business
community members should not listen the base less propaganda of vested
interests and should concentrate and utilize their energies for the
progress of country’s economy. NAB is a business and human friendly
institute which believes protecting the self esteem of every individual.
NAB has recovered a sum of Rs 533 billion directly or indirectly from the corrupt elements in last three years. The bureau also returned the effectees whopping amount looted by fake private housing societies. The effectees thanked the chairman for this return.
The meeting was told that optimum efforts were underway to take
billion of rupees cases of money laundering,to logical conclusion. The
meeting decided to file early hearing pleas of 1,273 under trial
references in various accountability courts.The total value of such cases is Rs 1,300 billion. The law will take course in light of 16 (a) of NAB
Ordinance.