NAB IOs, prosecutors to be trained to probe white collar crimes

Qamar Zaman Ch says bureau accords high priority to training of its officials, prosecutors

ISLAMABAD: Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Qamar Zaman Chaudhry has approved a new plan for training and capacity building of investigation officers (IOs) and prosecutors to probe white collar crimes.

The bureau is also interacting with the Australian Federal Police and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and local training institutes like the Secretariat Training Institute (STI), Pakistan Manpower Institute, National Institute of Banking and Finance, National Police Academy and FIA Academy, 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.

Chaudhry chaired a meeting here at the NAB Headquarters here to review training needs and capacity building of NAB officers/officials, especially of NAB investigation officers and prosecutors, and to analyze the training plan for NAB investigation officers/officials (IOs) and prosecutors for the year 2016.

DG Training and Research Division gave a presentation on the training being provided to NAB IOs and prosecutors.

He said 11 refresher courses for the IOs and two refresher courses for prosecutors and courses for training of trainers had been planned for the year 2016.

Qamar Zaman Chaudhry said the NAB accorded high priority to the training of its officers/officials and prosecutors.

He said training was a continuous process which was an important and serious aspect in the capacity building of NAB IOs, officials and prosecutors.

He said training was an instrument through which human capabilities were developed for enhancing practical and productive efforts.  The chairman said NAB was committed to eradicate corruption and corrupt practices from the country and bring the guilty to the book according to the law.

“An effective execution of this mandate necessities professional competence of NAB’s human resource continuously,” he added.

Chaudhry said the NAB recognizes the centrality of training as a tool of improvement and maintaining the quality of its manpower. He said the bureau plans to have its own training academy which will be established at the NAB Headquarters in order to meet the training requirements of all ranks of NAB officers/officials on modern lines with state of the art techniques and technology.

“A Digital Forensic Science LAB has been established at the NAB Rawalpindi. The lab has the capacity to have digital forensics, question documents; finger prints analysis so that the IOs and prosecutors may utilize the forensic lab facilities in order to investigate cases within stipulated time period as per SOPs/laws,” he added.

He said 110 incoming IOs were being trained at the Police Training College, Sihala. “The course contents have been designed on modern lines and a standardized syllabus for all investigation officers for their capacity building courses has been formulated to ensure quality and uniformity which will help the NAB in achieving standard application of SOPs/Laws,” he added.