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ISLAMABAD, June 3 (APP): National Accountability Bureau
(NAB) Chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry Saturday said that the NAB
was committed to eradicate corruption by using all its resources
with absolute professionalism and transparently.
He was chairing a meeting to review progress on
NAB’s awareness and prevention campaign on “Say No To Corruption”
during 2015 to 2017.
During the meeting, it was informed that on the directions of
the chairman, the NAB had started Awareness and Prevention Campaign
thorough NAB’s message on “Say No To Corruption” in order to aware
people about the ill effects of corruption, said a press release.
The campaign was effectively highlighted in print and
electronic media as NAB is mandated to carry out awareness and
prevention functions against corruption in pursuance of Section 33C
of NAO 1999.
Under its proactive Media Strategy, NAB has been engaging
different Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations and Civil
Society in its nation-wide campaign against corruption.
It was informed that the feedback received from all segments
of society about the campaign remained very successful and NAB’s
message “Say No To Corruption” across the country is being carried
on all ATM machines of all scheduled Banks.
NAB and Higher Education Commission (HEC) have signed
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for creating awareness amongst
students of various Universities.
Due to this collaboration, 45 thousands Character Building
Societies have been established in various Universities/colleges and
schools across the country.
Similarly, Pakistan Television (PTV), SNGPL, Islamabad Traffic
Police, IESCO, LESCO, GEPCO, FESCO have decided to join hands with
NAB in order to disseminate awareness about the ill effects of
corruption.
Pakistan Post, has specially designed and formally issued a
commemorative stamp with slogan “Say No to Corruption” to mark the
World Anti-Corruption Day.
In addition, NAB in Collaboration with PTA has disseminated
NAB message to all mobile phone subscribers across the country
through different mobile phone companies at the eve of World Anti-
Corruption Day in order to have awareness about the ill effects of
corruption.
It was informed that NAB’s video message is being aired in all
Cinema Houses of the country.
NAB’s Awareness and Prevention Campaign has been appreciated
by the public at large.
The Chairman NAB said that beside NAB’s Awareness Campaign,
NAB has constituted Prevention Committees in order to identify
loopholes, suggest ways and means to plug loopholes and measures for
improvement/strengthening regulatory mechanism of Federal and
Provincial Governments for transparency, meritocracy, fair play and
compliance of relevant laws / rules, NAB has constituted prevention
committees on Capital Development Authority (CDA), Ministry of
Religious Affairs, Agriculture and National Food security, National
Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Prevention Committee
on FBR, Prevention Committee on Press Information Department (PID)
and Prevention Committees constituted in Provinces relating to
Health, Education, Revenue and Housing Cooperatives.
NAB’s Prevention Committee on Ministry of Religious Affairs
has forwarded its recommendations to the ministry which were
considered by it very aggressively in order to provide better
facilities to Hajis and to address problems of Hajis.
He emphasized that all regional bureaus of NAB to constitute
Prevention Committees in different departments in consultation with
concerned departments so that NAB may identify/ suggest ways and
means to plug loopholes and measures for improvement/strengthening
regulatory mechanism of Federal and Provincial Governments for
transparency, meritocracy, fair play and compliance of relevant laws
rules for further effective working of Provincial Departments.
He said that the initiatives taken by the present management
of NAB have started yielding dividends as today NAB’s conviction
ratio is about 76 percent which is a remarkable achievement in
investigation of White Collar Crimes.
NAB during the last 3 years has recovered Rs. 45/- billion
which is a record achievement.