ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has been asked by the government to recover Rs580 billion from electricity defaulters.

NAB launched a similar campaign two years ago to recover Rs110bn, but managed to realise only Rs5bn.

Over 600 cases were filed in various courts against NAB because ‘bogus’ claims/bills had been provided to it by power distribution companies.

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NAB spokesman Nawazish Ali said this time the bureau had decided to receive verified lists of defaulters directly from the ministry of water and power and not from distribution companies.

Another NAB official said that during the previous campaign over 80 per cent of claims/bills provided to the bureau were bogus.

“We found most of the alleged defaulters innocent who moved courts against the bureau,” he said.

Published in Dawn, March 27th, 2015

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