ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday has termed the performance of the of anti-corruption department during last 31 months as exemplary.

Prime Minister Imran Khan said the performance of anti-corruption department in Punjab, including recovery of looted money and State land, was remarkable compared with the 10-year ‘dismal record’ under the rule of Pakistan Muslim League-N.

Prime Minister Imran Khan in his tweet on social networking site Twitter gave a comparative review of the performance of Anti-Corruption Department Punjab in PTI and PML-N government.

“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

The prime minister said the difference in performance of Anti-Corruption department of Punjab’s during the PTI and PML-N governments was “clearly visible in the results achieved so far”. He mentioned the recovery of State land worth Rs.192 billion as compared to Rs 2.6 billion under PMLN’s 10 yrs.

Also, the cash recovery is Rs 2.35 billion compared to only Rs 430 million during the PMLN’s 10 years. “Indirect cash recovery now stands at Rs 26 billion in contrast to zero during PMLN’s last 10 years,” he said.

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

Imran Khan said same contrast showed in the performance of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) where Rs 484 billion were recovered in 2018-2020, compared with only Rs 290 billion recovered during 1999-2017.

He linked the performance of NAB with ‘no protection to criminals’ on behalf of the government and ensuring the principle of non-interference. “When government doesn’t protect criminals and allows accountability to work without interference, results [are] achieved,” he said. NNI