NAB, HEC sign MoU to make youth aware of ill effects of corruption
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in collaboration with Higher Education Commission (HEC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to make collaborated efforts to root out corruption from the society to create awareness against the ill effects of corruption among the youth of Pakistan.
For this purpose, a ceremony was held at HEC Office, Islamabad. NAB Deputy Chairman Rear Admiral (r) Saeed Ahmed Sargana and HEC Chairman Dr Mukhar Ahmad signed the MoU.
The NAB deputy chairman said that the bureau has been entrusted a state function under Section 33-C of National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) 1999 to educate and advise public authorities, holders of public office and the community at large on measures to combat corruption and corrupt practices and develop, arrange, supervise, participate in or conduct educational programmes or media campaigns, and to disseminate information on the detrimental effects of corruption and corrupt practices and the importance of maintaining the integrity of public administration.
“Today, parents emphasise grades and positions but do not emphasise character building of their wards,” he added.
NAB pins hope on future leadership specially students, he said, adding that NAB took initiatives in 2012 and started forming Character Building Societies at schools, colleges, universities at the union councils and district levels. “19,193 Character Building Societies have been formed across the country so far,” he said.
The NAB deputy director said that NAB and HEC will cooperate in preparation of curricula for graduate and postgraduate students on anti-corruption themes, jointly arrange seminars, walks, conferences and workshops under the mandate of awareness and prevention regime in major universities throughout the country, hold essay, poetry, debates, declamation contests, painting and poster competitions, performing arta etc amongst the students of institutions under HEC and establishment of Character Building Societies at university level.
