VIENNA: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is committed to eradicating corruption from Pakistan, said NAB Chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry while ad
dressing an international conference on an
ti-corruption in
Vienna on Monday. The NAB chief, who attended the conference as a guest of honour, highlighted the NAB’s an
ti-corruption strategy and the initiatives taken by the in
cumbent management of the anti-graft body to eradicate corruption from Pakistan.
All the participants appreciated the NAB’s an
ti-corruption strategy, especially its campaign on awareness and prevention. He said that eradicat
ion of corruption and recovery of the looted money was the top priority of the NAB. He said that the present management of had recovered Rs 50 billion looted money. He said that NAB’s conviction ratio was about 75%, which was also an exemplary achievement for any an
ti-corruption agency in Pakistan. It may be mentioned that prevent
ion of corruption is an integral component for the implementat
ion of provis
ion of United Nation Convention against corruption (UNCAC).
Published in Daily Times, August 22nd 2017.
