ISLAMABAD: With the number of complaints, inquiries and investigations doubling from 2014 to 2017 over a corresponding period, it shows a rising level of public trust in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
This was stated by NAB Chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry while chairing a meeting to review NAB’s proactive anti-corruption strategy, a statement released. He added that NAB has adopted a zero tolerance policy and a proactive approach to curbing corruption and corrupt practices in the country.
The increase in the number of complaints, he said, also reflects enhanced public trusted in the NAB. The PILDAT in its report, he added, noted that 42 per cent of people trust NAB, against 30 per cent for police and 29 per cent for government officials.
A recent report from Transparency International also improved Pakistan’s rating in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) from 126 to 117. The Global Competitiveness Index of the World Economic Forum also improved Pakistan’s rating from 126 to 122 this year.
To create awareness of the ill effects of corruption among the youth, the anti-corruption watchdog had collaborated with the Higher Education Commission (HEC), signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create over 42,000 Character Building Societies (CBSs) in universities, colleges and schools over the past year.
