Role of National Accountability Bureau(NAB) in preventing Corruption.
The latest episode of Jarga Maraka (debate and council) on October 2, 2017, shed light on the Role of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in preventing corruption in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa(KP).
Mian Mohammad Wiqar, Additional Director NAB, was the studio guest in the show. He stated that there were only 7 NAB offices in the Country. Peshawar is one of the active and efficient ones among them. He claimed that NAB Ordinance is one of the best laws in the world to recover the corruption money and to prevent it. Mr. Wiqar further confirmed that Peshawar office received more than 40000/ complaints and verified 28100/ to date. He shared having investigated 697 cases and submitting 475 (Cases) Challans in the courts. He claimed arrest of 840 corrupt persons and recovery of more than 6 billion rupees.
Mr. Wiqar requested the public to cooperate and inform NAB of corrupt practices in their immediate surroundings.
A report played during the show, also focused on issues that NAB is dealing with.
During the show, as many as ten listeners called in for questions/comments on the content.However, only four calls could be accomodated in the live show.
About Sabawoon:
Sabawoon airs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) since 2011. It began as a counter-radicalization, strategic communications programme, designed to highlight and promote the fundamental governance values such as democracy, rule of law, women’s rights, and equal citizenry, social cohesion.
The show airs Monday through Thursday every week under four themes on FM-101.5 Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan 711 KHZ from 3:20 PM to 4:00 PM.
On Monday, Jarga Maraka covers current affairs and important regional issues with an input from government and other senior officials. On Tuesday, Da Simay Jaaj gives an overview of the top stories from KP and FATA regions. Jwandai Jazbey airs on Wednesday and deals with issues of relevance to, and significance for, youth, students and women. Socio-cultural affairs are discussed in Ranra on Thursday.
The primary objective of the show has been to underline the criticality of constitutionalism, fundamental rights, public accountability and the rule of law for countering extremism illegalities of all forms.