ISLAMABAD – Lauding the historic recovery of Rs6.213 trillion by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq appreciated the Bureau’s transformation into a public and business-friendly organization following extensive institutional reforms.
The NA Speaker expressed these views during a meeting with Chairman NAB, Nazir Ahmed, who called on him at Parliament House, Islamabad. During the meeting, the Chairman presented NAB’s Annual Report 2025.
Sardar Ayaz Sadiq commended the leadership of Nazir Ahmed, under whose stewardship the NAB achieved a record-breaking recovery of Rs6.213 trillion—the highest annual figure since its inception in 1999. He further appreciated NAB’s cumulative recoveries of Rs11.524 trillion (approximately $41 billion) over the past three years, noting that the 2025 recovery alone accounts for more than half of this amount and is thirteen times higher than the total recoveries recorded over the preceding 23 years.
The NA Speaker also expressed satisfaction over NAB’s 72 percent prosecution success rate, terming it a significant indicator of institutional effectiveness. He further highlighted NAB’s success in reclaiming approximately 2.98 million acres of encroached or misappropriated state and forest land, valued at Rs5.98 trillion.
While praising NAB’s people-centric approach, the NA Speaker noted that the NAB has provided relief to 115,587 affectees of fraudulent housing and investment schemes through the disbursement of Rs180 billion. He also acknowledged NAB’s focus on complex financial crimes, which led to the attachment of assets worth Rs127 billion in 39 high-profile anti-money laundering cases.
During the meeting, Chairman NAB Nazir Ahmed briefed the NA Speaker on major institutional reforms aimed at enhancing transparency, fairness, and inclusivity. These include establishment of specialized Facilitation Cells for parliamentarians, civil bureaucracy, the business community, and overseas Pakistanis. He informed that NAB has introduced AI-assisted investigations and transitioned to a paperless working environment through the implementation of the NAB E-Office (NEO) system in 2025.
Later on, Chairman NAB expressed his gratitude to the NA Speaker for his support and appreciated the constructive role of Parliament and its members in the fight against corruption.
