He noted that corruption is mother of all evils which undermines development and is one of the major hurdles in the way of prosperity and progress of the country.

He said since its inception, NAB has recovered Rs303 billion which is record achievement.

He said NAB’s main focus is on mega corruption cases including money laundering and embezzelement of state funds. Javed Iqbal said that NAB has filed 590 corruption references during the last 16 months.

He directed all DGs to conduct complaint verification, inquiries and investigations on the basis of solid evidence in accordance with law and ensure self respect of every person.