NAB KP succeeded in conviction of 89 accused during four years

ISLAMABAD, Jan 10 (SABAH):Chairman NAB Justice retired Javed Iqbal chaired a meeting to review the performance of NAB Khyber Pakhtunkhwa especially conviction made under Section 10 of National Accountability Ordinance (NAO)-1999 and under Section 25 (b) of NAO-1999 from Oct 10, 2017 to Dec 31, 2021 at NAB Headquarters. 

According to press release issued on Monday Zahir Shah, Deputy Chairman NAB, Syed Asghar Haider, Prosecutor General Accountability (PGA), DG Operations and other senior officers of NAB attended the meeting whereas Brig (R) Farooq Naser Awan, DG NAB-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa participated in the meeting via video link. During the meeting Brig (R) Farooq Naser Awan, DG NAB-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa informed the meeting that under the dynamic leadership of Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB, during the period from October 10, 2017 to Dec 31, 2021, 53x accused persons have been convicted under section 10 of NAO-1999 whereas 36 x convictions under 25(b) of the NAO-1999 .

During the meeting, Brig (R) Farooq Naser Awan, DG NAB-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa informed that u has been recovered under the dynamic leadership of Honorable Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB, NAB KP has been recovered Rs. 1117.68Million under section 10(a) of the NAO-1999 and Rs. 671.044 Million has been recovered under section 25(b) of the NAO-1999since 2017 to 2021. Moreover, fines of Rs. 487.40386 Million have been imposed under section 10 of the NAO-1999 from 2017 to 2021.

During the meeting, Brig (R) Farooq Naser Awan, DG NAB-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, informed that during the year 2017, under the dynamic leadership of Honorable Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal, fine of Rs. 24.57338 Million have been imposed on 5 x convicted persons under section 10 of the NAO-1999 along-with rigorous imprisonment.