ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal on Tuesday agreed to meet political leaders of the country.
According to NAB’s spokesperson, Mr Javed Iqbal is ready to meet political personalities of the country, after a letter penned by leaders hailing from opposition benches.
“The NAB Chairman respects members of the parliament, the meeting is expected to take place after his Lahore visit,” the spokesperson said.
It is worthwhile to mention here that Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Akhtar Mengal, Naveed Qamar, Ahsan Iqbal and Asad Mehmood requested Chairman NAB for a meeting through a letter.
Many political leaders including, Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif, Ishaq Dar, Khawaja Saad Rafique, and others are facing corruption charges.
Chairman NAB, on Thursday (December 6) while ruling out allegations of nepotism, had said the bureau is carrying out across the board accountability.
Responding to the critics, he said NAB is an independent body and has no sympathies for any political party or an individual.
Mr Javed Iqbal said NAB’s prime object is to serve Pakistan and bring back the looted money to the national exchequer.