PTI Govt Ready To Amend NAB Law For Stronger NAB: Usman Dar

ISLAMABAD, Dec 7 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th Dec, 2018 ) :Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Usman Dar Friday said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government was in the favour of strong and independent National Accountability Bureau (NAB) that would ensure accountability across the board against corrupt persons.

Talking to a private news channel, he said the government was ready to amend the NAB law with the consultation of all political parties to make it more stronger against the corruption. He assured that during the PTI government, there would be no political interference in official matters of NAB.

Unfortunately, he said, mostly records including properties, agriculture lands and others were manual due to which NAB was taking much time to investigate the cases of corruption.

Replying to a question regarding cases against Sharif family, he said no political victimization was being done by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government, adding, all the cases against Sharif family was started in the tenure of previous regime.

He further said even the money laundering case against PML-N leader Khawaja Asif in NAB had started when he was Federal minister in previous government.

Responding to another question regarding chairman PAC, he said the government was not in favour to appoint such person on very important post who was facing corruption cases in the NAB.

He said the government could consider the name for Chairman Public Accounts Committee from opposition other than Shehbaz Sharif.

To a qurey, he said the people was standing behind Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government and supported the ongoing accountability process in the country.