Chairman NAB order inquiry of blocking ATM cards at different banks 

Islamabad, January 28, 2020 (PPI-OT):It is brought to the notice of Honourable Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) that some unscrupulous elements were involved in blocking the ATM cards from ATM machines of different banks and asking the concerned persons to contact through fake telephone numbers for activating their ATM cards and threaten them that NAB and other institutions would contact them.

 

Honourable Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB has ordered conducting inquiry of the fraud so that the persons involved in damaging the repute of the NAB could be arrested and handed over to police for further legal proceedings as per law. It may be mentioned here that NAB has so far arrested and handed over nine fake impersonators who were posing to be fake NAB officers. Legal proceedings against them were being continued right now.

 

NAB has once again informed the people in their own interest that anyone if contact anybody by posing himself as NAB officer. Spokesman NAB should be informed immediately. Chairman NAB has already directed NAB officers not to contact any accused person/witness on telephone. NAB if wanted to call any accused/witness should be written a letter to him and the officer concerned should meet him on time and self esteem of the accused should be respected and no laxity should be tolerated in this regard.

 

For more information, contact:

National Accountability Bureau (NAB)

Attaturk Avenue G-5/2, Islamabad, Pakistan

Tel: +92-51-111-NAB-NAB (111-622-622)

Fax: +92-51-9214503

Email: chairman@nab.gov.pk, infonab@nab.gov.pk

Website: www.nab.gov.pk