NAB executive board approves two more references

Dunya News

The NAB chairman said corruption is cancer and biggest obstacle in the development of the country.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) executive board on Wednesday has given approval to file two new corruption references.

According to the declaration, the approval of filing two references against former PPP minister Adil Siddiqui and former secretary Ghulam Mustafa was given during a meeting of the executive board of the anti-graft watchdog with chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal in chair.

The anti-corruption agency also approved filing references against former secretary law Sindh Syed Ghulam Nabi Shah and others. The legal steps are being taken following the Rs300 million loss to the national exchequer.

The meeting approved five inquiries against various former officers including former DG health, and others.

The meeting also directed to send inquiry against the Quaid-e-Azam Hydel Power Company administration and others to anti-corruption Punjab.

Speaking on the occasion, the NAB chairman said that the Bureau’s faith is corruption-free Pakistan and we believe taking the cases to logical end.

Justice (r) Javed Iqbal said that corruption is cancer and the biggest obstacle in the development of the country.