NAB announced Committee to address the issues of Business Community

Islamabad, October 21, 2019 (PPI-OT): National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has constituted a six member committee to address the reservations of business community after due diligence in its Executive Board Meeting and resolve their genuine complaints as per law. The committee has been constituted by using powers conferred under section 33-C of NAB ordinance 1999. The committee has been tasked to make recommendations about business community’s issues to chairman NAB. Businessmen committee’s recommendations would be reviewed by a three member NAB committee comprising of Deputy Chairman NAB, Prosecutor General Accountability NAB and Director General Operations, NAB.

The NAB committee would review the recommendations of business committee and forward its final recommendations to chairman NAB. The chairman will issue directives for resolution of the issues of business community. The businessmen committee has been also mandated to forward its recommendations directly to chairman NAB for consideration as per law.

The (Businessmen) Committee members included Iftikhar Ali Malik, Vice President SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Daro Khan Achakzai, President Pakistan Federation of Chamber; former President Bank Ali Falah, Atif Bajwa; former President Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Anjum Nisar; Chairman Millat Tractors, Sikandar Mustafa Khan and Former Chief Citizen Police Liaison Committee (CPLC), Jamil Yousaf.

The issues of business community would be resolved with mutual understanding as per law. The decision of chairman NAB will be final. The complaints regarding the reference already filed would not be considered. The businessmen committee would be a consultative nature and it has nothing to do with powers conferred to NAB. The bureau respects business community and all possible steps would be taken to progress, prosperity of economy and its betterment as NAB has only affiliation with the state of Pakistan and its prosperity.

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