NAB Claims Recovery of Over Rs6 Trillion in 2025, Shares Details of Kohistan Scandal

Officials of Pakistan’s National Accountability Bureau (NAB) have claimed that the watchdog recovered more than **Rs6 trillion** during the year **2025**.

While briefing the media on NAB’s performance, **Deputy Chairman NAB Sohail Nasser** said that the **Kohistan scandal has reached Rs40 billion**, out of which **Rs6 billion has already been recovered**. He revealed that in the Kohistan case, large sums of money were hidden inside walls and paint containers.

Speaking on the occasion, **Director General Operations NAB** said that **Rs26 billion has been deposited into the national treasury** in connection with the Kohistan scandal. He added that the issue of harassment by NAB has been addressed and ended, allowing the bureaucracy to make decisions freely. He warned that anyone making false allegations would now face punishment.

The DG Operations further stated that the identity of complainants is kept confidential upon receiving complaints. He said that **special procedures have been introduced for businessmen, members of parliament, and the bureaucracy**, and in some cases, complaints are forwarded directly to the relevant institutions.

Meanwhile, **DG Operations NAB Abdul Majeed Olakh** said that media trials based solely on complaints have been discontinued. He added that facilitation cells under the speakers of assemblies have been established for complaints against members of parliament. For transparency, the first response comes from the speaker concerned; however, NAB is not bound to rely solely on that response.