NAB committed to hold corrupt accountable: Chief

ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is absolutely committed to bring corrupt elements to justice by adopting the “Accountability for All” policy as Corruption is the mother of all evils and a major hurdle in the development and prosperity of the country.
NAB Chairman Justice (Retd) Javed Iqbal said in a statement that the bureau has no affiliation with any political party, group and individual. NAB officials have been directed to perform their duties in accordance with law with the realization that eradication of corruption is their national duty.
He said that Pakistan and China have inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for eradication of corruption. Pakistan and China are jointly working for ensuring transparency in China Pakistan economic coordination in the CPEC project. He said that NAB is the focal department under the United Nations Convention against Corruption which is pride for Pakistan. NAB has established a state of the art Pakistan Anti Corruption Training Academy on modern lines to train its investigation officers and Prosecutors in order to inquire/investigate white collar cases more professionally and to plead them very vigorously in the respected Courts on the basis of solid evidence as per law.