NAB recovers Rs487bn from corrupt elements over last three years

NAB recovers Rs487bn from corrupt elements over last three years, said Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Javed Iqbal.

He shared these figures, while addressing the traders in Islamabad on Tuesday.

NAB recovers Rs487bn from corrupt elements

The chairman NAB further said that 1235 references are pending before different courts.

Furthermore, he noted that even one percent of them not against the businessmen.

Javed Iqbal said the NAB is no longer pursuing tax cases against the business community.

He said facilitating the traders and businessmen remains NAB’s priority.

However, the Chairman NAB vowed not to share the corrupt elements.

He said that NAB recovered billions of rupees from illegal housing societies and returned the amount to the affectees.

Javed Iqbal also regretted the propaganda campaign against the anti-graft watchdog.

But he made clear that NAB will continue to perform its duties honestly without any fear.

Meanwhile, PTI Leader Farrukh Habib demanded a probe into the foreign funding of JUI (F).

He said, while talking to the media persons in Islamabad today (Tuesday).

Moreover, he said leaders such as Hafiz Hussain Ahmad are now making revelations that Maulana Fazlur Rehman received foreign funding from two countries.

The PTI further leader said it is the opposition parties which actually laid the foundation of the foreign funding.

GTV