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cooperation gilani nab
June 11, 2013

Gilani’s non-cooperation irks NAB

Islamabad- Absolutely alarmed by the non-cooperation of former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani, an accused in some cases involving embezzlement of billions of rupees, NAB on Monday issued last summon to the accused to appear before the investigators.However another former PM Raja Pervez Ashraf ...

nab powers
June 09, 2013

NAB’s powers enhanced

The Supreme Court in its detailed judgement ruled that any ordinary citizen -- apart from government officials -- can now be tried under the national accountability ordinance. It appears the society has become so rotten that the court thought it necessary to give the verdict. In view of the ...

sc verdict nab
June 07, 2013, 7:31 pm

SC issues verdict in NAB Ordinance case

The Supreme Court of Pakistan issued its judgment regarding implementation of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) ordinance.Justice Asif Saeed Khosa released the judgment comprising 41 pages according to which the NAB law would be applicable on every person who doesn’t entertain public ...

nab quizzes asim
May 31, 2013

NAB quizzes Asim in Tauqir, other cases

ISLAMABAD - Former advisor to Prime Minister Dr Asim found himself in hot waters as he appeared before the investigators of NAB on Thursday. Once a powerful man who is allegedly inked a number of controversial deals in power and gas sector, was interrogated by the NAB mercilessly and was made to ...

nab challenges sc
May 31, 2013, 6:46 pm

NAB chief challenges SC decision on his removal

Former National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Admiral (retd) Fasih Bokhari on Friday challenged Supreme Court’s decision of voiding his appointment.On Tuesday, the apex court declared null and void the appointment of NAB chief who was appointed in October 2012.A five-member bench, ...

nab quiz asim
May 30, 2013, 8:35 pm

NAB investigators quiz Dr Asim Hussain

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday quizzed Dr Asim Hussain, former advisor to the prime minister on petroleum, in OGRA reference case.According to details, Dr Hussain appeared before NAB officials in Rawalpindi. Sources said that investigators asked three questions from the former ...

NAB chief appointment Bukhari questions Nisar's stance

ISLAMABAD - Admiral (Retd) Fasih Bukhari on Saturday filed an application with the Supreme Court raising questions over PML-N central leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan's stance regarding his appointment as Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB).A three-member bench would hear his case tomorrow ...

nab awful
May 25, 2013

NAB: awful on the inside

The website for National Accountability Bureau says on its first page that, “The National Accountability Bureau is Pakistan's agency charged with the responsibility of elimination of corruption through a holistic approach of awareness, prevention and enforcement”. It seems as if the ...

bokhari submits reply nab chief appointment
May 25, 2013, 1:59 pm

Bokhari submits reply in NAB chief appointment case

Admiral (Retd.) Fasih Bokhari on Saturday filed his reply in the Supreme Court in connection with a petition challenging his appointment as NAB Chairman.In his reply submitted through Advocate Latif Khosa, Mr Bokhari said Chaudhry Nisar challenged his appointment to malign President Asif Ali ...

nab probe pmdc registrar
May 24, 2013

NAB orders probe against PMDC ex-registrar, others

islamabad - The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has ordered inquiry under section 18(C) of NAO-1999 against Dr. Ahmad Nadeem Akbar, former Registrar of Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC), and others.According to a statement issued by the PMDC here on Thursday, Dr. Ahmad and others were ...

nab quiz gilani raja
May 24, 2013

NAB to quiz Gilani, Raja

ISLAMABAD - The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday decided to interrogate former Prime Ministers Yousuf Raza Gilani and Raja Pervez Ashraf and former Petroleum Minister Dr Asim Hussain to record their statements regarding illegal appointment of former OGRA chairman Tauqir Sadiq.The ...

nab chief vows continue job pursues
May 22, 2013

NAB chief vows to continue job even if N pursues case

ISLAMABAD Chairman NAB Admiral (retd) Fasih Bokhari is determined to continue his job and is in no mood to resign even on moral grounds in case Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Sharif (PML-N) pursues its petition challenging his appointment after forming the federal government, The Nation learnt on ...

bokhari nab set term action plan govt
May 21, 2013

Bokhari says NAB set to present long-term action plan to new govt

Islamabad -Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Admiral (Retd) Fasih Bokhari, Monday said the country cannot be purged of corruption unless the system is reformed; otherwise, all the efforts of corruption watchdogs would go in vain. “Without correcting the system the agencies would ...

NAB recovers Rs25b through voluntary return, plea bargain: Report

ISLAMABAD National Accountability Bureau (NAB) released its annual report for 2012 - a watershed year in the history of the bureau - as the report says that on the enforcement side of NAB activities recoveries through Voluntary Return (VR) and Plea Bargain (PB) amounted to Rs 25 billion.Despite ...

S African thieves nab Bieber concert cash

JOHANNESBURG: Daring thieves have made off with tens of thousands of dollars in cash from a Justin Bieber concert in Johannesburg, South African police said.Burglars dug into a safe room in the city's Soccer City stadium - the venue of the 2010 football World Cup Final - just hours after the ...

raja skips nab probe bad health issue
May 15, 2013

Raja skips NAB probe on bad health issue

  ISLAMABAD National Accountability Bureau (NAB) investigators had to wait patiently for three hours in the morning hours on Tuesday for the former Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to appear in person in the Rental Power Projects (RPPs). They were, however, communicated from NAB Chairman's ...

Internal corruption in NAB won’t be spared: Bokhari

ISLAMABAD - ISLAMABAD - Chairman of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Admiral (Retd) Fasih Bokhari on Friday warned the NAB officials that any clue of corruption within the bureau would not be tolerated and all regions should evolve a strong mechanism for internal monitoring to improve ...

nab dgs meet
May 02, 2013

NAB DGs meet today

ISLAMABAD  - A two-day director generals (DGs) annual conference of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is starting today (Thursday) in Karachi to discuss the significant issues confronted with the bureau.Chairman NAB Admiral (Retd) Fasih Bokhari will preside over the conference while ...

NAB to strengthen regulatory, accountability system: Fasih Bukhari

Chairman NAB Admiral (Retired) Fasih Bukhari has said that “NAB intends to reach out the complaints of the general public and strengthen the regulatory and accountability system in the country”.He also deliberated that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was contemplating broadening ...

NAB starts proceedings against power defaulters

ISLAMABAD - At a time when National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has started criminal proceedings against electricity defaulters after the expiry of deadline given to them, the bureau expects more recovery as the total recovered amount had reached the figure of Rs 425 million."We have recovered more ...

khwaja hoti nab
April 21, 2013

Khwaja Hoti to move NAB against ex-CM

MARDAN - PML-N candidate for NA-9 Khwaja Muhammad Khan Hoti on Saturday said that he would file 78 documents of corruption against former chief minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti and his father Senator Mohammad Azam Khan Hoti in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) after the general ...

NAB to initiate action against power defaulters

Islamabad - The deadline set by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for clearance of outstanding electricity bills is expiring today (April 19) and the bureau is likely to initiate criminal proceedings against the electricity defaulters after this. The NAB claims that it has so far recovered Rs350 ...

NAB decides to monitor power sector functions

ISLAMABAD - In a significant move, the National Accountability Bureau has decided to monitor the entire functions of power sector, both gas as well as electricity, to ensure maximum provision of gas and efficient power generation by stopping corrupt practices to ease down the prevailing energy ...

MPs may face disqualification if facts concealed in papers, says NAB chairman

ISLAMABAD - Chairman National Accountability Bureau Admiral (Retd) Fasih Bokhari on Sunday said that after general polls, the NAB would investigate into any concealment of facts made by the election candidates in their nomination papers and the guilty ones would face disqualification."If someone ...

police nab 49 accused 24 hours
April 13, 2013

Police nab 49 accused during 24 hours

KARACHI  - The Karachi police in their drive against the criminals arrested 49 accused from different parts of the city during the past 24 hours. A police statement on Friday said that those arrested included 19 absconders and one proclaimed offender. It said that 22 weapons were also ...

nab starts probe dc rules breach
April 12, 2013

NAB starts probe into PM&DC rules breach

ISLAMABAD - The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has initiated a probe against the registration of 20 medical colleges done in one day by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC), the documents of probe available to TheNation revealed on Thursday. The accountability body is also ...

ihc bars nab collecting power dues
April 12, 2013

IHC bars NAB from collecting power dues

ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday barred National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from collecting dues from industrial units and commercial consumers under the head of Fuel Price Adjustment (FPA).A Division Bench (DB) of IHC, comprising Chief Justice IHC Justice Muhammad Anwar Kasi ...

nab award power theft informers
April 12, 2013

NAB to give award to power theft informers

ISLAMABAD - The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has announced reward money for those law-abiding citizens who would bring to the notice of the bureau about the cases of electricity thefts, illegal connections as well as misuse of authority by officials of power distribution companies ...

ineligible nab raja scot
April 09, 2013

‘Ineligible' NAB let Raja off scot-free

MULTAN - Former federal minister Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has said that former prime minister Raja Parvez Ashraf has been declared guilty in rental power case but NAB did not implement court order due pressure of a highly influential political figure. Talking to journalists here outside High Court ...

ineligible nab raja scot
April 09, 2013

‘Ineligible' NAB let Raja off scot-free

MULTAN - Former federal minister Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has said that former prime minister Raja Parvez Ashraf has been declared guilty in rental power case but NAB did not implement court order due pressure of a highly influential political figure. Talking to journalists here outside High Court ...

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