ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has decided to approach Interpol for arresting the suspects, including main accused in Modaraba scams, who have fled the country and the bureau’s International Cooperation Wing (ICW) has also been directed to take initiative in this regard.
The decision was taken in a two-day meeting, under the chairmanship of NAB Chief Qamar Zaman Chaudhry. The meeting was convened to evaluate the performance of different wings of the bureau.
The meeting also evaluated performance of the operations, human resource, information technology and administration divisions of NAB.
The chairman of the Inspection and Monitoring Team presented a report highlighting the strengths and weaknesses in various divisions.
Qamar Zaman said that the NAB headquarters had played a pivotal role in the overall achievements of regional bureaus.
According to report, the NAB headquarters in Islamabad received 7,286 complaints last year which were all disposed of. NAB received 80 Suspicious Transition Reports (STRs) from the Financial Monitoring Unit (FMU) of State Bank of Pakistan during 2014. The bureau authorised 46 inquiries, two investigations and filed three references in accountability courts.
NAB last year recovered Rs400 million out of Rs2.7 billion and also arrested 53 accused in different cases. The meeting asked the human resource DG to complete verification of academic degrees of officers by March 31.
