INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal on Sunday rejected allegations of political engineering and
intimidation of commerce community against the anti-graft body.Justice Iqbal reiterated that the NAB and economy have been functioning
together but NAB and corruption shall much co-exist.His comments were an obvious reference to PPP leader Asif Ali Zardar who on more than
one occasions said that the NAB and economy can''t function together.Speaking at a press conference, the NAB chairman said he he has never
reacted to allegations against him but considers it essential to reply to allegations against his institution.&Not doing so would have
proved harmful for the NAB,& said he.He said claims that the NAB is frightening commerceman are much tregret, adding that the
anti-corruption body was determined to protect commerce community.The NAB chairman said measure people have wrongfully held NAB responsible
for the current economic situation
&What has NAB to do with dollar increasing value,& he asked
&I am neither an economist nor a politician
I started my life from judiciary and my entire career is an open book,& said he.He said the NAB has has taken no such step which could have
proved destructive for the country's economy
NAB is much a foreign entity
It only aim is to protect commerce community."Should we play a silent spectator if Rs500,000 are being charged for a work that costs
Rs5000."We have done muchhing wrong by asking unscrupulous elements about their corruption
It is a poor country, and the current economic crisis is a national crisis,& he said
I am exurgent my opinion to clear that NAB has muchhing to do with the economic crisis.He said the NAB regional office in Lahore has getd
letters from commercemen Arif Habib Mian and Mian Mansha appreciating the anti-corruption body performance.Talking about the claims that the
NAB was meddling in Telegraph Transfers (TT), he said his department has done no such thing as far as commercemen are concerned
&It is much our mandate," said he
He, however, added that in accordance with the law NAB can asked public officer holds about legality of their TTs.&Those who have held
public office shall be interrogated to curb money laundering&.He said the NAB would endegree that FATF removes Pakistan from grey
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