KARACHI, Jan 17 (APP):The Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lieutenant General Retired Nazir Ahmed held a series of meetings with the b
usiness leaders of Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) and other top b
usiness community Leaders and assured them in an apparent show of support to the b
usiness.
B
usiness leaders held significant discussions with the Chairman NAB in addressing pressing economic challenges and propelling the nation toward growth. They suggested a number of proposals to help steer the country out of the economic turmoil.
Chairman NAB Lieutenant General Retired Nazir Ahmed responded positively and said that he wants to assure the B
usiness Communities that NAB will not harass them and they should openly play their key role in the development of the country. He said that they should be fully focused on wealth creation activities and should do b
usiness without any fear.
Chairman NAB stressed that extreme importance would be given to wealth creation activities/ projects which will be encouraged and will be protected from unwarranted pressures and intimidation.
It was agreed that the b
usiness community, being the very core of our economy, has to be given the respect and status that it deserves. He said that NAB will deal with all b
usinessmen with utmost respect & dignity and will help in creating b
usiness friendly environment.
B
usiness leaders emphasized
the importance of an enhanced and sustained interactive dialogue between the b
usiness community and NAB.
Wh
ile responding positively, Chairman NAB said that a B
usiness Facilitation Cell would be established initially at Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad including representatives of the b
usiness community for better coordination and facilitation of the b
usiness community.
He said that he believes in participative accountability therefore general complaints against b
usinessmen will be first referred to the Facilitation Cell for immediate resolution/rectification and necessary action as per law.
The Chairman NAB updated the b
usiness community about his reforms in NAB and future plans.
He said that no b
usinessman will be subjected to a media trial during the process of complaint verification and inquiry. He further added that complaints written under fictitious names or anonymous will not be entertained by NAB henceforth. During the course of inquiry, b
usinessmen would be addressed as respondents and their confidentiality would be ensured.
It was further agreed that NAB will hold seminars regularly at different B
usiness Forums in order to inform b
usiness community about NAB’s objective, operations and framework for better facilitation and also about their rights under the NAB Law.
To bolster economic decision-making, Director General NAB Karachi Javed Akbar Riaz assured that all the pending
cases against the b
usiness community would be completed expeditiously and all efforts would be made to create b
usiness friendly environment for the investors.
Prominent B
usinessmen Aqeel Karim Dhedhi, Arif Habib, Bashir Jan Muhammad, Habibullah, Atif Ikram Sheikh, Zubair Motiwala, Ahmed Chinoy and many other b
usiness community members attended the meetings.
