The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Rawalpindi on Thursday distributed cheques worth Rs 139 million of recovered embezzled amount among 63 affected persons and government departments concerned.
The cheques were distributed among M/s Capital Builders Pvt Ltd, Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO), Capital Development Authority (CDA) ManawanParkTowers and National Fertilizers Marketing Company Ltd (NFML) at a ceremony held at NAB Regional Headquarters.
Addressing the ceremony, NAB Deputy Chairman Saeed Ahmed Sargana said the bureau is making all-out efforts to recover the looted money from the swindlers.
However, this practice to invest in the unauthorised schemes in greed of more interest and returns on investments must be ended and discouraged, he added.
He urged the people to invest only in the government approved banking system and investment companies. He said that the bureau is proactively pursuing corruption cases to clear the backlog and taking concrete measures to discourage and eradicate corruption from society.
