ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has arrested 43 people in multi-billion Modarba scam and recovered Rs 568.82 million from the accused.
NAB Chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry, who chaired a meeting held here was informed about the progress in the investigations of the scam and recovery made so far.
The meeting was informed that there were 29 cases in Modaraba scam including one inquiry against Elixir Group assistant director Akbar Khan, and 28 references filed in respective accountability courts.
Speaking on the occasion, the NAB chairman said that the bureau has chalked out a comprehensive National Anti-Corruption Strategy and adopted zero tolerance policy to curb corruption and corrupt practices.
Since NAB’s inception, one of its major achievements has been recovery of around Rs 276 billion of ill-gotten money which was deposited in national exchequer.
The chairman said that the NAB had developed an effective monitoring and evaluation system catering having salient features of maintenance of data at each stage including complaint entry, complaint verification, inquiry, investigation, prosecution stage and record preservation of regional board meetings and ability to analyse data in qualitative and quantitative form having warnings and alarms system for violators.
He said timelines had been prescribed for efficient, effective and expeditious disposal of case putting a maximum limit of 10 months from complaint verification-to-inquiry-to investigation and finally to a reference in an accountability court.
He said that the NAB had established its first forensic science lab in Rawalpindi/Islamabad regional bureau, which has facilities of digital forensics, questioned documents and fingerprint analysis.
The NAB, he said, intended to establish an anti-corruption academy for capacity building of its officers and officials.
The chairman expressed the hope that joint efforts of all stakeholders including cavity society, media and people at large could collaborate to check corruption and corrupt practices and bring sustainable systematic changes to governance structure of the country.
