Islamabad, September 07, 2019 (PPI-OT): The National Accountability Bureau Executive Board Meeting (NAB-EBM) was held under the chairmanship of Honourable Justice Mr. M Javed Iqbal chairman NAB. Deputy Chairman NAB, Prosecutor General Accountability, Director General Operations, Director General, NAB Rawalpindi and other senior officers of NAB attended the meeting. NAB is policy bound to share the details of EBM with the people. It is in vogue for so many years, which does not mean to hurt anyone. All inquiries, investigations are started on alleged allegations which are not final. NAB only decides to proceed ahead after obtaining point of view of all relevant persons as per law.

The EBM authorised filing of three corruption references against various personalities. EBM authorised filing of corruption reference against Irfan Khalil Qureshi, former Managing Director Pakistan State Oil and others on the allegations of illegal oil supplies to various petroleum companies by abusing authority and consequently inflicting approximately Rs 552 million loss to the national exchequer.

The EMB authorised filing of another reference against Sharjeel Inam Memon, member provincial assembly, Sindh. The accused has been assets beyond to his known sources of income thus inflicting billion of rupees losses to national exchequer by abusing authorities.

The EBM okayed filing yet another reference against Abdul Hameed and others. They have been accused of granting illegal contracts by allegedly misusing authority which caused billion of rupees losses to exchequer.

The EBM authorized conducting 12 inquiries against several persons including Babar Khan Ghouri, former minister, officers/officials of Port Qasim Authority, Karachi and others, officers/officials, others of Capital Development Authority (CDA),officers/officials of Civil Aviation Authority and messers Lagan Technical Hasnain J, air side infrastructure, new Islamabad Airport, Sajjad Munir, DDLG, Shahzad Munir, former Nazim, Shakargard, Vice Chairman district Council Narowal and others, Fawad Hassan Fawad, officers/officials, others of Port Qasim Authority, Karachi, Shakil Ahmed, Managing Director Education Employees Foundation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and others, Senator Kulsoom Parveen, Syed Awais Shah, member provincial assembly, Sukkur and Zabardast Khan Mehar and others, Ali Ghulam Nizamani, former member Sindh Assembly, Saeed Khan Nizamani, member Sindh Assembly, Haji Khan Armani, employ of revenue department and others, Qaiser Abbas Magsi, member provincial assembly, Jam Aftab, former assistant commissioner, Chobara, Imtiaz Hussain Shahm former Registry ‘Moharar,’Bashir Ahmed and others, Khizar Hayat, Sessions judge, Kabirwala, Khaniwal and others to conduct inquiry against them.

The EBM authorized conducting investigations against Kashmif Alif Khan and others. The EBM authorized sending the cases of officials/officers of PMDC to PMDC for further action. The EMB approved sending cases of officers/ officials of MAPCO to ministry of energy for further action. The EBM accorded approval of sending cases of Amjad Ali, former chief secretary, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, communication and works department and irrigation department officers and others, officers and officials of Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar and others, to chief secretary KP as per rules.

EBM okayed sending the case of Ghulam Hussain Sachrvi and others to Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) as per law. The EBM accorded approval of sending the cases of officers/officials of MTI Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar to Anti-Corruption Establishment, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for further legal action.

The EBM authorized closing inquiries against Sheikh Muhammad Yousaf and others, officers/ officials of Punjab Institute of Cardiaology, Punjab, and others, management, officers/officials of Punjab Mineral Company and others, Farooq Nazir, former IG Jail, Punjab, and others, forest department, Hyderabad, Sindh, Bashir Dawood, Maryam Dawood and others, Absar Nabi, former Principal Executive officer , Pakistan Steel Mills and others, officers/officials of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Accountability Commission , Syed Yasin Shah, sub engineer , Provincial Highway Sub Division, Khairpur, Agha Muhammad Pathan contractor and others, Syed Nusrat Shaukat and others owing to absence of evidence.

The EMB authorized closing investigations against Dr Joseph Wilson, Acting Chairman Competition Commission of Pakistan, Rana Mustafa Yousaf, former Principal Staff Officer PSO/Director Chairman Secretariat, CCP, and others, Jam Ghulam Qadir Dherajo and others as per law and owing to absence of evidence.

Justice Javed Iqbal Chairman NAB has said that the bureau was strictly pursuing the policy of ‘Accountability for All’ and striving hard to recovered the looted money. Taking logical conclusion to mega corruption cases was priority of the bureau and all resources were being utilized to achieve the target. He said NAB has deposited record Rs 71 billion in the national exchequer in last 22 months which have been recovered directly or indirectly from the corrupt elements. Faith of NAB was corruption free Pakistan. Business community was the backbone of country’s development. NAB has established special cells at NAB headquarters and all regional offices to resolve issues of business community. The cells were working regularly.

President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Engineer Dawood Khan Achakzai had thanked the chairman NAB for resolving the issues of business community. Chairman said that the bureau has decided to avoid investigation of selaes and income tax related issues and send existing such investigations to FBR for further action. NAB was a national institute and its corruption elimination efforts has already been acknowledged by national and international agencies.

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