Chairman NAB Justice(R) Javed Iqbal claimed that the National Accountability Bureau is the only organization in Pakistan that has prescribed a maximum time limit of 10 months for expeditious disposal of mega corruption white-collar crime cases.
He said this while chairing a meeting to review the performance of NAB’s operation, prosecution and all regional bureaus of NAB at his office on Monday.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal claimed the anti-graft watchdog had recovered over Rs71 billion from the corrupt elements during the last 20 months#ARYNews #ChairmanNABhttps://t.co/0JrlESieKk
— ARY NEWS (@ARYNEWSOFFICIAL) August 29, 2019
Chairman NAB said that the institution is committed to nab corrupt elements, proclaimed offenders and absconders. He said that in order to facilitate the officers and prosecutors in the collection of relevant information for expeditious disposal of cases as per laid down rules/laws NAB has established libraries at NAB Headquarters and all Regional Bureaus of NAB.
He said that NAB also established an E-Library at NAB Headquarters having more than 50,000 electronic books related to Law Journals, yearly law reports, and monthly law reports, etc. The Chairman NAB said that NAB has devised and implemented an effective MES in NAB in order to review its performance in qualitative and quantitative terms which has proved very successful in enhancing the performance of NAB including Regional Bureaus.
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During the meeting, it was informed that operations and prosecution divisions of NAB are working closely in order to provide legal assistance to NAB’s operations division and all regional bureaus of NAB in conduct of complaint verifications, inquiries, investigations as per law and laid down SOPs, to help pleading NAB’s cases in Accountability Courts, High Courts and the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
It was informed that NAB has rationalized its workload and timelines have been prescribed for efficient, effective and expeditious disposal of cases putting a maximum limit of 10 months – to follow the complete chain, from complaint verification to inquiry to investigation and finally to a reference in the Accountability Court.
NAB has rationalised its workload and timelines have been prescribed for expeditious disposal of cases putting a maximum limit of 10 months – from complaint verification-to-inquiry-to-investigation and finally to a reference in the Accountability Court.
— Javed Iqbal (@ChairmanNAB) October 30, 2018
He said that NAB has also introduced Combine Investigation Team (CIT) system in order to benefit from the experience and collective wisdom of senior supervisory officers.
NAB has also introduced Combine Investigation Team (CIT) system in order to benefit from the experience and collective wisdom of senior supervisory officers.
— Javed Iqbal (@ChairmanNAB) October 30, 2018
This system is not only lending quality to the work against corruption but also ensuring that no single individual can influence the official proceedings of NAB. Due to this reason, NAB, for the first time in a year filed 630 corruption references in respected Accountability courts and recovered Rs158 billion directly and indirectly from corrupt elements. Chairman NAB directed all investigation officers to have a case diary of each case which is very important and will help them in improving the quality of inquiry and investigation as per law.
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During the meeting, it was informed that on the directions of the Honorable Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB, Prosecution Division has been revamped by inducting experienced legal consultants/special prosecutors. A mechanism of handling the witnesses has been established in all the regional bureaus of NAB and the result of this intervention is very encouraging.