NAB claims Rs9.17tr recovery in nine months
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of Pakistan claims to have recovered over Rs9 trillion in assets between January and September 2026. The bureau suggests that auctioning reclaimed railway land could fund the Main Line-1 project without the need for foreign loans.
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This highlights a significant shift in Pakistan's infrastructure financing strategy and reflects ongoing anti-corruption efforts within the country's public sector.
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facebook --> twitter --> whatsup --> linkded --> email MORE (3) Messenger Whatsapp --> NAB claims Rs9.17tr recovery in nine months ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Lt Gen (retired) Nazir Ahmed Butt has claimed that the bureau recovered assets worth Rs9,171.92 billion between January and September 2026.
He said the auction of reclaimed Pakistan Railways land could generate more than Rs10 trillion and provide sufficient resources to finance the long-delayed Main Line-1 (ML-I) project without foreign borrowing.
He said NAB expected significantly larger recoveries from the power sector than those secured from the railways, describing practices in the sector as "daylight robbery". The bureau would subsequently examine entities operating under the Ministry of Industries and Production, he added.
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