The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) recovered a significant amount of money from corruption cases in the first seven months of 2024 and deposited the same in the national exchequer.
According to NAB spokesperson, the corruption watchdog recovered over Rs 7.08 billion from January to July 2024 and deposited the same into the national exchequer.
Additionally, the spokesperson said that the NAB returned over Rs 4 billion million to 21760 victims of fraud and cheating during the period.
According to the NAB, over Rs 2 billion has been deposited to the federal government; over 136 million to the Punjab government, over Rs 13 deposited into the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s account; and over Rs 259 million to the Sindh government.
The NAB’s spokesperson said that Rs 500,000 of plea bargain have been deposited with the Balochistan government while over Rs 43 million has been deposited into various government departments and financial institutions.
The spokesperson for NAB stated that the bureau is continuing its efforts to recover more money from corruption cases and return it to the national treasury or the affected individuals.