ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said the performance of the anti-corruption wing of the Punjab government, including recovery of dirty money and encroached state land, was remarkable when compared to the “dismal” performance of accountability watchdogs in the last ten years of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz in office.
“In the last 31 months of our government in Punjab, the Anti-Corruption [department] recovered Rs 220 billion, in contrast to dismal record of PML-N govt’s 10 yrs,” the prime minister wrote in a series of tweets.
The difference in anti corruption dept Punjab’s performance during PTI govt & PMLN’s 10 yrs is clearly visible in the results achieved so far. In the last 31 mths of our govt in Punjab anti corruption recovered Rs 220 bn, in contrast to dismal record of PMLN govt’s 10 yrs.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) May 26, 2021
He said the difference in the performance of the department during the two governments was “clearly visible in the results [it has] achieved so far”.
He pointed to the reported recovery of encroached/occupied state land worth Rs192 billion since 2018 as compared to Rs2.6 billion under the two successive tenures of the PML-N in the province.
The prime minister also pointed to what he said was the recovery of Rs2.35 billion of looted money compared to Rs430 million in the last decade.
“Indirect cash recovery now stands at Rs26 billion in contrast to zero during PMLN’s last 10 years,” he said.
Similarly, Imran said a stark contrast was visible in the performance of the National Accountability Bureau where Rs 484billion were recovered between 2018 and 2020, compared with only Rs290 billion recovered from 1999 to 2017.
The same contrast is there in NAB’s performance. Between 2018-2020 of our govt’s tenure NAB recovered Rs 484 bn in contrast to only Rs 290 bn recovered during 1999 – 2017. When govt doesn’t protect criminals & allows accountability to work without interference, results achieved
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) May 26, 2021
He attributed the performance of the agency with “no protection to criminals” on part of the government and ensuring the policy of non-interference.
“When government doesn’t protect criminals and allows accountability to work without interference, results [are] achieved,” he said.
