Rs 285 billion recovered under plea bargain: NAB Chairman

Rs 285 billion recovered under plea bargain: NAB Chairman
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Summary NAB chief addressed a ceremony organised by APNS in the provincial capital

LAHORE (Dunya News) – Chairman of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chaudhry Qamar Zaman has said on Monday that around Rs 285 billion have been added to the national treasury under plea bargain clause.

NAB chief addressed a ceremony organised by All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) in the provincial capital.

In his speech, he said that NAB was intervened lesser in tenure of former dictator, Pervez Musharraf than it has been in tenures of democratic governments. Chairpersons of the bureau were replaced at least four times in years following the tenure of Musharraf, he added.

While talking about plea bargain in Balochistan corruption case involving Mushatq Raisani, he said that at least Rs 3.3 billion have been recovered. Qamaruz Zaman said that around 70 percent cases out of 179 mega scandals were concluded.

He also said that plea for red warrant of Kamran Kiyani was accepted by the court.

However, while answering a question regarding cases against politicians, Chairman of NAB said that ‘politicians come and go.’

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