‘400 refresher courses conducted to improve NAB’s performance’

ISLAMABAD: NAB has so far conducted around 400 refresher and capacity-building training courses with help of local and foreign partners’ organisations.

Besides, the Bureau has introduced a Human Resource Management Information System for better career planning and human resource development.NAB Chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry while reviewing an overall performance of Bureau at a meeting Monday said 10-month timeline for NAB operations has been introduced; two months for complaint verification, four months for inquiry and four months for investigation.

The other initiatives included revision of standard operating procedures, introduction of quantified grading system for objective performance evaluation, establishment of three regional bureaus in Multan, Sukkur and Gilgit-Baltistan, establishment of forensic science laboratory, introduction of internal accountability mechanism and introduction of monitoring and evaluation system.

He said the NAB has constituted prevention committees on CDA, ministry of religious affairs, agriculture and National Food Security, National Health Services, regulations and coordination FBR, PID and also prevention committees constituted in provinces on health, education, revenue and housing.

The basic objective was to identify loopholes, suggest ways and means to plug loopholes and measures for improvement, strengthening regulatory mechanism of federal and provincial governments for transparency, meritocracy, fair play and compliance of relevant laws rules.

NAB’s prevention committee has forwarded its recommendations to ministry of religious affairs which considered and worked aggressively to ensure better facilities and address problems of pilgrims. Arrangements made by ministry of religious  affairs last year were appreciated by pilgrims.

The chairman said NAB has prosecuted corrupt persons and recovered looted public money of Rs279 billion since its inception which was a great achievement.The allocation to NAB for its working since creation was Rs12 billion which was only 4.2 % of recoveries made by NAB.

He said present leadership of NAB has taken a number of steps aimed at correcting structural deficiencies, improving efficiency and creating an enabling environment to achieve the objectives of National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) which were revisited and revised to meet present day needs.