ISLAMABAD, NOV 19 ( DNA) Chairman NAB Justice Javed Iqbal chaired a high level meeting on Monday to review progress in 179 mega corruption .

The meeting was attended by NAB’s operation and Prosecution divisions and senior officers.

DG’s of all regional bureaus of NAB participated through video link. The meeting was told that the reference has been filed in 105 mega corruption cases from out of a total of 179 mega corruption cases.

 The cases are under trial in various Respected Accountability courts. 14 cases are at inquiry stage and 19 mega corruption cases are at investigation stages.

Chairman NAB said that taking mega corruption cases to logical conclusion is the top most priority of NAB.

NAB gives preference to mega corruption cases and cases of less amount are being sent to provincial anti corruption establishments.

He said that NAB has arrested 503 accused persons in last one year besides filing 440 corruption references cases in different accountability courts.No other agency has filed so many cases in one year time.

He said that currently 1206 NAB’s corruption references of Rs 900 billion corruption are under trial in different accountability courts throughout the country.

NAB has decided to file applications in respected Accountability Courts for early hearing of 1206 corruption cases. So that looted money of Rs. 900 billion should be received from corrupt elements and deposit them in national exchequer. =DNA