NAB has nothing to do with elections: Javed Iqbal

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NAB has nothing to do with elections: Javed IqbalISLAMABAD - National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman
Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal on Sunday said NAB had nothing to do with elections, and it was working in accordance with law and would continue
credibility of NAB.Such allegations cannot frustrate NAB''s firm resolve and commitment to eradicate corruption from the country, which is
stakeholders concerned to find out alternate ways and means for winning the next general election 2018 as indiscriminate actions of NAB had
increased its prestige and image manifold due to its visible action against the mighty across the board.Javed Iqbal said," NAB does not
believe in any victimization.NAB is committed to nab corrupt, proclaimed offenders and absconders with iron hands by using all its
director generals of the Bureau for not sparing any corrupt, dragging them in the dock.Javed Iqbal directed all ranks of NAB staff to work
of its responsibilities, he said, had not only chalked out an effective National Anti-Corruption Strategy but also taken measures against
both national and reputed international organizations like PILDAT, Transparency International and World Economic Forum, which was a matter
of pride for Pakistan.Javed Iqbal said NAB was fully committed to eradicate corruption and bring the corrupt before the justice with the
realization that eradication of corruption was a national duty.Due to its effective enforcement policy, NAB had arrested 350 accused persons
during the last seven months and recovered about Rs 2,200 million, which was a record achievement with overall convictions of 77 percent, he
added.