ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) Executive Board Meeting accorded approval to conduct some 17 inquiries against various accused including public office holders in fake bank accounts scam.

The meeting was held at NAB headquarters on Tuesday with Chairman NAB Justice Javed Iqbal in the chair.

The EBM accorded approval to conduct some 17 inquiries against various accused including public office holders in fake bank accounts scam, ten inquiries against legal persons and others, public office holders, owners of sugar mills in Omni Group in fake bank account scam and others, officials of OGDCL.

The EBM authorised investigations against management of Oil and Gas Development Authority (OGDCL).

Chairman NAB said that all available resources are being utilised to take mega corruption cases to logical conclusion.

Top most priority of bureau is to conclude to punish accused involved in different scams including sugar, flour, money laundering, fake accounts, abuse of Authority, assets beyond means, illegal housing societies, modarba scam, he said.

He said that for more than three years, the NAB has brought to justice those who could not have been held accountable.

Chairman NAB said that the approval of plea bargain is given by the esteemed accountability court. In the plea bargain, the accused not only confesses his guilt but also returns the looted money of the country and the nation.