Lahore NAB official suspended over negligence

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (R) Javed Iqbal has initiated action against the NAB officials facing charges of inefficiency and negligence in performance of official duties.

The NAB Chairman has suspended Deputy Director, Lahore Ramzan on the charges of negligence in performance of duties with immediate effect. An inquiry has been ordered for completion of all codal formalities including opportunity to the official to defend charges against him as per law.

A formal inquiry has been initiated against Deputy Director, Sukkur Kashif Mumtaz Gondal who was suspended on the direction of the NAB chief for three months on charges of misconduct. The Bureau has so far proceeded against 85 officials of NAB of which 23 were awarded major penalty of removal from service and 32 were awarded minor penalty.

Recently, the NAB chief warned of strict action against officials found involved in influencing inquiry for any reason. Justice (R) Javed Iqbal said that self-accountability is the basic requirement for adoption of “Accountability for All”.