National Accountability Bureau

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The National Accountability Bureau is Pakistan’s principal anti-corruption agency responsible for investigating and prosecuting financial and administrative misconduct by public officials and institutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-corruption agency
federal government agency
canFileCasesIn accountability courts
country Pakistan
enforces anti-corruption laws of Pakistan
focusesOn embezzlement of public funds
financial crimes
misuse of authority
money laundering
public sector corruption
white-collar crime
foundedBy Government of Pakistan
hasOffice Balochistan
Gilgit-Baltistan
Karachi
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Lahore
Multan
Peshawar
Punjab
Quetta
Rawalpindi
Sindh
Sukkur
headquartersCountry Pakistan
headquartersLocation Islamabad
jurisdiction Government of Pakistan
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
linked to: Pakistan
languageOfWork English
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
legalMandate awareness against corruption
investigation of corruption
prevention of corruption
prosecution of corruption
operatesUnder federal law of Pakistan
primaryFunction investigate administrative misconduct by public officials
investigate financial misconduct by public officials
prosecute administrative misconduct by public officials
prosecute financial misconduct by public officials
replaced Ehtesab Bureau
sector public accountability
shortName NAB
subjectOf National Accountability Ordinance, 1999
supervisingAuthority President of Pakistan
Prime Minister of Pakistan
typeOfCases corruption references
plea bargain cases
voluntary return cases

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Government of Pakistan supervises National Accountability Bureau
Nigeria Police Force collaboratesWith Independent Corrupt Practices Commission
linked to: National Accountability Bureau
National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 establishes National Accountability Bureau
National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 legalFrameworkFor National Accountability Bureau
National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 grantsPowerTo National Accountability Bureau
National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 enforcementAgency National Accountability Bureau
National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 enables National Accountability Bureau to call for information from public and private bodies
linked to: National Accountability Bureau
National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 enables National Accountability Bureau to seek international cooperation in corruption cases
linked to: National Accountability Bureau
National Accountability Bureau fullName National Accountability Bureau
subject linked to: NAB
Ehtesab Bureau replacedBy National Accountability Bureau
Ehtesab Bureau supersededBy National Accountability Bureau
Ehtesab Bureau followedBy National Accountability Bureau
Politics of Pakistan keyInstitution National Accountability Bureau