One-sided accountability 's perception will be dispelled. NAB Chairman
font size="3">ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal has strongly denied that the anti-corruption watchdog was siding with someone, and hinted at “a wind of change” to end the perception of one-sided accountability.
font size="3">Javed Iqbal, while addressing an event in Islamabad here today, hinted for a wind of change to end the perception of running one-sided accountability process by NAB.
font size="3">“I categorically reject that NAB is siding someone, however, the country will see a wind of change as the institution [NAB] had previously focused only on [corruption] cases filed in past. We are moving to a new ground now and the complaint against the accountability process which seemed one-sided will be addressed.
font size="3">The NAB chairman said that the case related to Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) project stayed by the Supreme Court (SC) and the institution seeking the removal of the stay order by the top court. He added that no major corruption case was reported after 2017.
font size="3">Iqbal urged for constructive criticism instead of levelling baseless allegations, character assassination and threats to him. He ruled out possibilities to surrender or compromise from the anti-corruption watchdog. He clarified that NAB will not give relaxation nor NRO [National Reconciliation Ordinance] to those involved in corrupt practices. The institution has no personal enmity nor friendship with anyone and it is strictly following its regulations, he added.
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Chairman NAB said that even those who do not know NAB rules are criticized, but NAB will neither compromise nor surrender, unless anyone thinks that the ruling party is evil.
He said that arresting someone is called for political retaliation, but NAB has no personal motive in the process of accountability.