As per details, the Bureau received a total of 5735 complaints during the calendar year of 2018 making it a record increase in 19 years. After the scrutiny, the Bureau carried out Complaint Verification (Preliminary inquiry) in 477 complaints.
On the basis of findings in Complaint Verification, 235 inquiries were authorized. Out of 235 inquiries, 117 inquiries were successfully completed in the jurisdiction of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and newly merged tribal districts.
The Bureau authorized 46 investigations in various corruption cases and completed 41 investigations with a completion rate of 89 percent. The Bureau arrested 37 accused persons in different corruption cases during the period.
The Bureau successfully filed a total of 34 references in Accountability Courts while in references filed in previous years, the Bureau had been able to seek conviction in 16 cases in the Accountability Courts.
Following the principle of "Accountability for All", the Bureau filed references in mega corruption cases.
The Bureau filed reference against ex federal minister Arbab Alamgir and ex-MNA Asma Alamgir on allegations of holding assets beyond known sources of income worth hundreds of millions of rupees in Pakistan.
A reference was filed against ex-advisor to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on allegations of cheating public at large. Another reference was filed against Sahibzada Khalid, ex-chairman Pakistan Tobacco Board and others over misuse of authority as the accused person had illegally appointed employees.
The Bureau filed reference against ex-minister for Labour Sher Azam Khan and others in 260 Kanals land scam for building Labor Complex at Shahi Bala Peshawar.
During the year of 2018, NAB also initiated inquiry into alleged corruption cases such as Malam Jabba Resort, Bus Rapid Transit, KPEZDMC and Billion Tree Tsunami Project.
The Bureau carried out awareness campaigns across the province and newly merged tribal districts to sensitize masses against the menace of corruption.
The Bureau also carried out public hearings at the Bureau and the Director General NAB KP took serious interest into providing relief to the victims of cheating scams.