President Mamnoon Hussain has said that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) officers should be very honest and unbiased because corruption free administration and decisions are the hallmarks of NAB. The President said this while taking to Chairman, NAB Justice (R) Javed Iqbal who called on him at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad on Tuesday. Chairman NAB also presented Annual Report – 2017 of his organization to the President. While appreciating the Annual Report the President stated that indiscriminate action against everyone is the basis for the eradication of corruption so that confidence of the masses on the national institutions could be restored. He emphasized that corruption can only be eliminated from the society if all the requirements of justice are fulfilled. He directed that all of the reservations of courts and public against NAB should be removed. He underlined that the ongoing development process should not be affected by the steps taken by accountability institutions and officers. He underscored that extermination of corruption and accountability is considered as a national agenda therefore, all efforts should be made to enhance the confidence of public on such institutions. He said that Pakistan has made significant improvement in the international ranking in reference to the indicators of corruption in which NAB has played an important role. On the occasion, Chairman, NAB Justice (R) Javed Iqbal assured the President that NAB will continue to take indiscriminate action against corruption. *-*-*-*
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