A meeting of Executive Board of National Accountability Bureau chaired by Acting Chairman of the National Accountability Bureau Zahir Shah was held at NAB Headquarters Islamabad.

Prosecutor General Accountability Syed Asghar Haider, DG NAB Rawalpindi Farman Ullah and other senior officers attended the meeting. 

It was decided in the meeting that the newly amended NAB Act 2022 would be implemented as per the law. 

A committee headed by DG Headquarters was formed that will present its report on continuation, closure or referral to the concerned department in accordance with the law after reviewing the ongoing inquiries and investigations in NAB in the light of the newly amended NAB Act 2022.

The meeting of the Executive Board of the National Accountability Bureau also approved to file a reference against Mirage A. Syed, former Chief Hydrographer, Gwadar Port Authority and others.

They caused a loss of about 794 million rupees to the national exchequer.

The meeting of the Executive Board of the National Accountability Bureau approved the closure of the inquiries / investigations on the basis of lack of evidence in the investigation so far.    

The NAB Executive Board also decided not to share the details of inquiries and investigations approved by the NAB Executive Board in pursuance of the newly amended Act 2022.

NAB is a humanitarian organization which believes in the dignity and respect of every person.

It is pertinent to mention here that all NAB inquiries and investigations are initiated on the basis of alleged allegations which are not final.

According to the law, the NAB decides whether to conduct further investigations after ascertaining the position of all the persons concerned so that the requirements of justice can be met in accordance with the law.