NAB to establish training academy

Islamabad
NAB Chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry has said that NAB plans to have its own Training Academy which will be established at NAB Headquarters in order to meet the training requirements of all ranks of NAB officers on modern lines with state of the art techniques and technology.
A Digital Forensic LAB has been established with the help of Australian Federal Police (AFP) in the first phase. The Forensic Lab has the capacity to have Digital Forensics, Question Documents; Finger prints analysis so that Investigation Officers/Officials and Prosecutors may utilize Forensic Lab facilities in order to investigate cases within stipulated time period as per SOPs. Tendering of other latest equipments has been made and orders will be placed after completion of all codal formalities in due course of time, says a press release.
He stated this while chairing a meeting at NAB Headquarters to review training needs and capacity building of NAB officers/officials especially NAB Investigation Officers and Prosecutors and to analyse the training plan for NAB Investigation officers/officials (IOs) and Prosecutors for the year 2015.
Director General, Training & Research Division gave a presentation on the training being provided to NAB Investigation officers/officials (IOs) and Prosecutors. He informed about the training plan for the year 2015 and said that 4 Refresher courses for NAB Investigation officers (IOs) and 2 Refresher Courses for NAB Prosecutors have been planned for the year 2015.
DG T&R further informed about interaction with International organizations like Australian Federal Police and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and local training institutes like Secretariat Training Institute (STI), Pakistan Manpower Institute, (PMI) National Institute of Banking and Finance, (NIBAF), COMSATS and Pakistan Planning and Management Institution (PPMI) Islamabad for catering the training needs of NAB officers and Officials in different areas including white collar crimes.
NAB Chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry said that NAB accords high priority to the training of its Officers/Officials and Prosecutors. He said training is a continuous process which is an important and serious aspect in the capacity building of NAB Investigation Officers/Officials and Prosecutors and the cutting edge of effective job performance. He said that training is an instrument through which human capabilities are developed for enhancing practical and productive efforts. Chairman said that NAB has been assigned a major responsibility of eradicating corruption and corrupt practices from the country and bring the guilty to book according to the law.