Daily Times - 02-Jan-17
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has signed a
memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China to enhance cooperation in
eradication of corruption.
Under the MoU, Pakistan and China will oversee transparency in the
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects in Pakistan. According
to a NAB's report, the bureau's anti-corruption strategy has started
yielding positive results, which have been acknowledged by the PILDAT,
Transparency International and the World Economic Forum. The report says
that the NAB has established 42,000 character building societies (CBSs)
to aware youth about ill effects of corruption, besides rationalising
the workload.
The establishment of the first Forensic Science Lab (FSL) has also
helped eradicate corruption, the report said. In this connection, the
NAB also organised a seminar of South Asian Countries for Regional
Cooperation (SAARC) nations on anti-corruption in September last year in
which NAB was nominated first SAARC Anti-Corruption Forum chairman. The
NAB has expressed hope that joint efforts of all stakeholders can
collaborate to check corruption and corrupt practices before happening
with the help civil society, media and people at large.
