NAB sets historic record, Rs8,397 billion recovered in 2.5 years
Pakistan
Officials said that the bureau anticipates an additional PKR 2,000 billion recoveries by the end of this year.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has achieved an unprecedented milestone by recovering record amounts in corruption, fraud, and illegal government land allocations over the past two and a half years, sources said.
According to officials, NAB recovered PKR8,397 billion from March 2023 to October 2025, which is the largest recovery in the country’s history.
To put this into perspective, from its inception in 1999 to February 2023-a period of 23 years-NAB had recovered only Rs883 billion. This signifies that recoveries, within the last two and a half years, have increased tenfold, highlighting a period of unprecedented institutional performance.
Officials said that the bureau anticipates an additional PKR2,000 billion recoveries by the end of this year, which would further increase the total recovery figures.
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The most important achievement was the retrieval of large-scale government land allocations facilitated through the Land Directorate; altogether, the value of reclaimed lands runs into trillions of rupees, depicting the bureau's strong action against misappropriation and ensuring accountability.
The sources at NAB said that this recovery period of record amount reflects the heightened operational efficiency and commitment to eradicating corruption in public and private sectors.
It is widely regarded as a historic achievement in the accountability history of Pakistan, which has set a high bar for future anti-corruption undertakings and reflects the government's commitment to ensuring financial transparency and protecting public resources.
