Performance of NAB Rawalpindi reviewed

Islamabad
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry visited the NAB Rawalpindi Bureau for its annual inspection, says a press release.
The NAB Chairman’s Inspection & Monitoring Team (CI&MT) was deputed to conduct Annual Inspection of NAB Rawalpindi Bureau for the year 2014. The inspection was carried out to review and evaluate the performance of NAB Rawalpindi Bureau on the basis of a quantified grading system.
The senior member (CI&MT) along with his team conducted Annual Inspection of NAB Rawalpindi Bureau for the year 2014. The Senior Member (CI&MT) gave briefing to NAB Chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry about the inspection done and highlighted the strengths and weaknesses of NAB Rawalpindi Bureau. He said that on the directions of the NAB chairman, a quantified grading system has been devised first time in NAB's history. Under this grading system, performance of NAB Regional Bureaus is being evaluated.
The NAB chairman, in his opening remarks, said that NAB is Pakistan's apex anti-corruption organisation which is assigned with the responsibility of elimination of corruption through a holistic approach of awareness, prevention and enforcement. He said this is his third inspection visit to the NAB Rawalpindi Bureau after inspection of NAB Lahore and Karachi bureaus.
During the briefing, it was informed that NAB Rawalpindi-Islamabad received 8,260 complaints during the year and all of them were disposed of. This number of complaints was highest ever in the history of NAB Rawalpindi. The Complaint Verification Cell (CVC), NAB Rawalpindi, completed 196 complaints verification during 2014. In 2014, NAB Rawalpindi authorised 160 inquiries, and completed 97 out of these cases. It was also informed that during the same period, NAB Rawalpindi authorised 33 investigations and 28 investigations were completed. The CI&MT team further informed that 22 references were filed by NAB Rawalpindi Bureau in Accountability Courts during 2014. In 2014, NAB Rawalpindi has recovered Rs1222.47 million from corrupt persons and arrested 54 accused which is highest ever number for NAB Rawalpindi in any year.