Daily Times
July 27, 2021
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Karachi has recovered Rs332.32 billion-including Rs.8.148bn directly and Rs324.174bn indirectly-from corrupt elements since October 11, 2017 till date, NAB Karachi Director-General Dr Najaf Quli Mirza said Monday.
Briefing a high-level meeting through video link, Mirza said the Karachi bureau had filed 107 references in various accountability courts. “Of which some 262 references were under trial at different accountability courts during the last four years period,” he said, adding that a total of 434 accused persons were convicted by different accountability courts.
The meeting presided over by NAB Chairman retired Justice Javed Iqbal, held to review the performance of Karachi bureau from October 11, 2017 till date, was informed that the bureau had received some 36,940 complaints and disposed of as many as 36,368 complaints during the said period. NAB, Karachi had authorised 1,182 complaint verifications, out of which 1,008 were completed and 232 were still under process right now, the DG added.