NAB a business-friendly institute: chairman

ISLAMABAD: National Accoun-ability Bureau Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal has said the bureau is a business-friendly institute which gives priority to resolving the issues of the business community.

“The NAB prefers resolving the issues of the business community and the bureau had referred the sales tax, income tax and under invoicing cases of the business community to the FBR (Federal Board of Revenue) as per law for further proceedings,” he said while presiding over a meeting at the NAB Headquarters.

The meeting decided to file early hearing pleas of 1,273 under-trial references in accountability courts as the total value of such cases is Rs 1,300 billion.

The meeting was apprised that two FPCCI delegations headed by former president FPCCI Daroo Khan Achakzai and former vice president FPCCI Sheikh Sultan had met the NAB chairman at the NAB Headquarters.

The meeting was informed that the NAB has set up a committee for solving the issues of the business community.