LAHORE: Chairman National Accountability Bureau Qamar Zaman Chaudhry, Chairman NAB has said that NAB believes in “Zero corruption, 100% Development”. NAB is a complaint driven organization. NAB has operational methodology comprising of three stages for proceeding of cases complaint verification, inquiry and investigation.
He said the figures of complaints, inquiries and investigations are almost double as compared to the same period of 2015 to 2016. He said this while chairing a meeting to review progress of NAB at NAB headquarters.
The comparative figures for the latest two and half years are indicative of the hard work being put in by all ranks of NAB staff in an atmosphere of renewed energy and dynamism, where fight against corruption is being taken as a national duty. Increase in the number of complaints also reflects enhanced public trusted in the NAB.
The PILDAT in its report supports the position stated above as 42% people trusted NAB against 30 % for police and 29 % for government officials. The recent report of Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) has improved 9 points. Pakistan has role model for SAARC countries in eradication of corruption and made first Chairman of SAARC countries Anti-Corruption Forum which is a great achievement for Pakistan due to NAB’s efforts. The World Economic Forum and Mishal Pakistan according to Global Competitiveness Index of the World Economic Forum rated Pakistan from 126 to 122.
