NAB chief urges withdrawal of Rs500m graft probe limit

• Tells Senate panel bureau’s hands are tied under amended law to act against govt officials • Says private sector accounts for 45pc of corruption ISLAMABAD: The National Account­abi­lity Bureau (NAB) on Friday urged the government to withdraw a restriction that prevents it from taking action against government officials accused of corruption involving less than Rs500 million. “Untie our hands and withdraw the Rs500m restriction; otherwise, people [government officials] will become addicted to committing corruption,” NAB Chairman retired Lt Gen Nazir Ahmed said during a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice. Under the amended NAB law, the anti-graft watchdog cannot…