Against a staggering amount of billions of rupees, eaten away in corruption and bank loan defaults, National Accountability Bureau has recovered over Rs 217 billion by the end of last calendar year.
National Accountability Bureau, according to the spokesman, made accumulated recoveries of Rs 114.870 billion in bank loan default, Rs 21.092 billion in VR and PB, Rs 9.210 billion in indirect recoveries, Rs 60.470 billion in rescheduling and restructuring of bank loans and Rs 11.530 billion in court fines.
The sources said that NAB has placed 184 accused persons on Exit Control List (ECL) through Ministry of Interior during 2006 putting the number of total persons on ECL as on December 31, 2006 to 654.
Out of these 184, 68 are government servants, eight politicians, five from ex-Army officers and 103 were businessmen and others. Out of 654 on ECL till December 31, 2006, 286 are government servants, 32 are politicians, six from Ex-Armed Forces personnel and 330 are Businessmen and others.
NAB has issued warrants of 165 accused during the year under review out of which 123 were arrested while other 42 accused are still at large. Combined with the number of those at large of the previous years, the total comes to 345. During the year 2006, NAB filed 188 references in the Accountability Courts, making a total of 478 cases including cases already pending in the trial courts.
Increasing amounts are being realised every year on the account of recovery of corruption money and Rs 930.658 million have been deposited in the government treasury in this year.