Half of Nab's 179 Mega Corruption Cases in Pakistan Were Closed Or Settled, Only 10 Were Convicted, 19 Were Acquitted.

Islamabad (Ishraq Ahmed Hashmi): Almost half of NAB's 179 "mega-corruption cases" (the list of which was submitted to the Supreme Court in 2015) have been closed or terminated and the beneficiaries include Mian Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif, Parvaiz Ashraf, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Firdous Ashiq Awan, Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, Nawab Aslam Khan Raisani and others are included. The case against Asif Ali Zardari of assets in excess of income was also included in the list, but he was acquitted of this case. Among the mega corruption cases, NAB has also closed the inquiries against former head of HBL, Younis Habib, Hussain Haqqani, Senator Sahar Kamran, Shoon Group and others. Out of these 179 cases, only 10 have been convicted so far.

After updating the information by NAB, now the cases of acquittal have increased to 19. According to the details, as per the information shared by NAB on its official website on the direction of the Supreme Court, a list of 179 mega cases was submitted to the Supreme Court in May 2015. At that time, these 179 mega corruption cases included 81 inquiries, 52 investigations and 46 judicial references. Almost nine years later, the details of these cases include three inquiries and four investigations, with 87 references pending and 85 cases (mostly inquiries and investigations) disposed of as on April 30, 2024. References are also included in these 85 cases. Accountability courts gave verdicts in favor of or against the accused. NAB closed the investigation in July 2023 against Mian Nawaz Sharif, Mian Shehbaz Sharif and others in the case of misuse of powers regarding the construction of the road from Raiwand to the residence of the Sharif family. Another investigation against Nawaz Sharif in the case of alleged illegal appointments in FIA was closed by NAB in 2017. In 2017, NAB also closed an inquiry against former Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, his then Principal Secretary and others for alleged misuse of powers in releasing funds for the construction of dual road from Sahawa to Chakwal and from Mandira to Gujar Khan. had done In 2021, NAB closed the investigation in the alleged case of assets in excess of income against Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain.

Three inquiries are still pending due to the injunction order of the Lahore High Court. Even after nine years, the investigation against the administration of DHA Valley Islamabad and others is going on. Similarly, the investigation against the former Minister of Commerce and Industry Mir Abdul Ghafoor Lahri is also going on. Among the 179 mega corruption cases, the case of investigation against the CDA officials and BNP Group management in the construction of Grand Hyatt Tower is also included. Regarding the status of this case, NAB says that the Supreme Court has already pronounced a decision on this matter. Out of these 179 cases, only ten convictions have been delivered so far, including the plea bargain cases. So far only 19 cases have been acquitted.