NAB closes inquiry against ex-WAPDA chief Muzammil Hussain

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has closed its inquiry against former WAPDA chairman Lt-Gen (retd) Muzammil Hussain.

The NAB had been investigating complaints of alleged embezzlement against Hussain in the Tarbela Dam extension project for the last four years.

In 2021, a complaint was filed against the former WAPDA chairman accusing him of misappropriation of $753 million Tarbela Dam extension project.

NAB officials have confirmed to Hum Investigation Team that the inquiry against the former WAPDA chairman has been closed.

According to NAB officials, after a thorough examination, the NAB team recommended closing the inquiry due to lack of evidence. The team submitted its findings to NAB headquarters in May this year.

Acting on the team’s recommendation, NAB Chairman Lt-Gen (retd) Nazir Butt ordered the closure of the inquiry, the sources said.

Lt-Gen (retd) Muzammil Hussain also confirmed to Hum Investigation Team that the inquiry against him has been closed.

Speaking to the Hum Investigation Team, he said that he had provided all the facts to the NAB team, fully cooperated, and that all allegations against him were baseless. “Truth has prevailed,” he added.

Earlier, the NAB claimed to have recovered Rs8,397 billion over the past two and a half years in its operations against corruption and land-grabbing groups.

During this period, NAB claimed to have set a new record in the country’s history by making the largest-ever recoveries through actions against corruption, financial fraud, and illegal allotment of government land.

According to sources, NAB recovered a total of Rs8,397 billion between March 2023 and October 2025.

Data showeds that from its establishment in 1999 until February 2023, the NAB recovered only Rs883 billion in 23 years. However, in the past two and a half years alone, recoveries increased tenfold — a performance described by the anti-graft body as the highest in its history.

Officials said an additional Rs2,000 billion is expected to be recovered by the end of this year, which will further increase the overall figures.

NAB’s greatest success came through the land directorate, where large tracts of state land valued trillions of rupees were retrieved.