Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice-President Maryam Nawaz claimed that the statements of the federal ministers were depicting that the end of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was near. She was speaking to the media after attending a hearing in Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday. Maryam said that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) once again sought … Read more
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal appreciated the excellent performance of all ranks of NAB officers from Lahore and hoped for further effective performance in future in accordance with the law. Chairing a meeting to review the performance of NAB Lahore on Tuesday, Justice (retd) Iqbal said that the excellent performance … Read more
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal on Thursday said the anti-graft watchdog arrested “wheat-eating rats” and recovered Rs20 billion from them when it initiated a probe against tonnes of missing wheat in Sindh “When I asked, where all the wheat is? I was told that rats ate it,” said Justice (retd) … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday dismissed a petition challenging the appointment of the Lahore region Director-General (DG) National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on being non-maintainable. A citizen, Ayub Khawar, had filed a petition against the appointment of NAB Lahore region DG Jamil Ahmed, a retired federal secretary hired on a one-year contract. Read … Read more
Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) President and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly (NA) Shahbaz Sharif said that the time to end Imran Khan’s government has come. While addressing a ceremony commemorating Khawaja Muhammad Rafiq in Lahore on Thursday, he claimed that the incumbent government is a product of rigging which knows nothing except … Read more
LAHORE: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Accountability Shahzad Akbar said the challan submitted by Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) against Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N ) leaders Shahbaz Sharif and Hamza Shahbaz in the Ramzan Sugar Mills money laundering case consists of more than 4,000 documents and 100 witnesses. Deeming Shahbaz Sharif the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau Chairperson Justice (retd) Javaid Iqbal said that over 1100 influential people involved in financial malpractices were convicted in last four years because of NAB’s investigation and prosecution. Speaking at a high level departmental meeting to review NAB’s overall progress, Justice (retd) Iqbal said that the NAB brought such people to the … Read more
KARACHI: NAB has constituted over a thousand character-building societies in educational institutions across Pakistan, mainly to facilitate the accountability courses, process the accountability mechanisms and counter corruption on lower levels using multiple academic and communal tools. This was stated by Director NAB for Awareness and Prevention Wing, Karachi, Shahzada Imtiaz Ahmed, who was addressing a … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday granted one month to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to decide on a corruption inquiry against Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Manzoor Hussain Wassan. As the hearing of the case resumed, Wassan’s counsel complained that the inquiry against his client was still pending. He requested the court … Read more
LAHORE: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday opposed Jang/Geo owner Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman petition seeking acquittal from a reference regarding illegal allotment of land, stating that the accused acted in conspiracy with public office holders, including Nawaz Sharif, to obtain undue favour to get plots allotted illegally in Johar Town. In its written reply, NAB stated … Read more
KARACHI: An accountability court on Monday approved the judicial remand of Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani in a reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Durrani had been absconding in the reference since his bail was rejected by the Sindh High Court on October 23. On Oct 13, Speaker Durrani had purportedly disappeared … Read more
LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) informed an accountability court on Thursday that the anti-corruption watchdog does not want to arrest PML-N leader Barjees Tahir in an assets beyond means case. NAB explained its position to Accountability court judge Malik Ali Zulqarnain Awan during a hearing of a pre-arrest bail petition filed by the PML-N … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to probe embezzlement of funds in the Thar coal project. A three-member bench headed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed heard the suo motu case pertaining to alleged financial irregularities and loss caused to the national exchequer in the … Read more
KARACHI: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal to withdraw more than 100 inquiries assigned to one of its officers who showed negligence while investigating a case related to the allotment of plots carved out from a public park in Al Habib Cooperative Housing … Read more
LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal on Wednesday slammed the people claiming that his organisation was “soft” on the incumbent government, and vowed that he would take strict action if any application was filed against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders. “I will take actions within 48 hours against the [incumbent] government … Read more
Senior Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Khursheed Shah is expected to be released from Sukkur Central Jail on Saturday after his son deposited Rs10 million surety bond in the Sukkur Accountability Court as per the Supreme Court a day earlier. In 2019, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had arrested the veteran opposition leader in an … Read more
LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lahore has sprung into action against leaders of the ruling party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), by launching a probe against its senior leaders from Gujranwala, Bol News has learnt. According to NAB sources, the Bureau has started the probe against former Speaker National Assembly Hamid Nasir Chattha and his family … Read more
LAHORE: The Ministry of Law and Justice would soon send a summary to Prime Minister Imran Khan about the extension of the term, or otherwise, for the sitting chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) retired Justice Javed Iqbal for another term of four years. After months of deliberations over the fate of chairman NAB, … Read more
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja wants to try the concept of introducing an auction to the Pakistan Super League (PSL) instead of the player drafts the league currently uses. Ramiz wants the franchises to forge long-term contracts with the players with higher pay. The idea emerged after the meeting of the chairman … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Secretary Information Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Marriyum Aurangzeb said the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) recent press release against the party supremo Nawaz Sharif was a desperate plea by Chairman retired Justice Javed Iqbal for an extension in his tenure. The bureau initiated a legal process to recover the approximately Rs1.85 billion fine in the … Read more
LAHORE: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lahore on Tuesday asked the deputy commissioner of the city to auction former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s properties to recover the £8 million fine imposed on him in the Avenfield case. According to a letter, a copy of which is available with Bol News, NAB informed the DC that an … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday directed the federal law ministry to explain the delay in notifying the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) rules of inquiry and investigation. The NAB prosecutor had presented a report about framing and approval of rules for inquiry and investigation for the accountability watchdog before a two-judge bench headed … Read more
LAHORE: Speakers at a seminar have stressed the need for raising awareness and ensuring enforcement of laws for curbing the menace of corruption. “Corruption is [the] root cause of evils in all sectors. It affects [the] economic activities, local and foreign investments and leads to poverty,” they said, while speaking at a session on “anti-corruption … Read more
KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has criticised the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for harassing and arresting a businessman in the premises of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, a statement said on Tuesday. FPCCI president Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo said that the government officials have repeatedly assured the apex trade … Read more
KARACHI: Sindh High Court on Friday directed the administration of National Institute of Cardio-Vascular Diseases (NIVCD) to provide requisite records to National Accountability Bureau (NAB) enabling it to complete its inquiry pertaining to alleged misappropriation of zakat funds and recruitments made in violation of relevant rules and procedures. The court issued the directions while hearing … Read more
LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has directed Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to immediately stop their probe into Broadsheet case which also names officials from the bureau amongst the accused for causing a loss of billions of rupees to the national exchequer, Bol News has learnt. Sources have confirmed that NAB has written a letter … Read more
KARACHI: Sindh High Court on Wednesday extended pre-arrest bail earlier granted to speaker Sindh Assembly Agha Siraj Durrani and Sindh President of Pakistan Peoples Party Nisar Khoro in two separate NAB inquiries pertaining to charges of illegal appointment and corruption. A deputy prosecutor of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) sought time to finalise inquiries from a … Read more
LAHORE: PML-N Secretary Information Marriyum Aurangzeb has called the new inquiry against Shehbaz Sharif another episode of the hooliganism by NAB-Niazi alliance mob. In a statement, Marriyum said this inquiry is yet another attempt to harass Shehbaz Sharif. “This unholy alliance had been exposed in front of the courts and the people alike, yet it … Read more
