ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal Saturday said watchdog has no political affiliation with any group or political party.

He said that taking mega corruption cases to their logical end was one of his foremost priorities and added, corruption has penetrated in country to become a cancerous wound and removing it from its roots is key requirement of time.

Javed Iqbal said that steps are being taken to curb money laundering and promised to return looted and laundered money back to national kitty, a private news channel reported.

He denied any link of Bureau with politics, any group or political party.

"The NAB is only associated with Pakistan,” Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal said.

The NAB chief said there is no example in past years when cases in such a big number filed in accountability courts.

He said that 1211 corruption references with a value of 900 billion rupees’ being heard by accountability courts presently.

A timeline of 10 months’ has been fixed to conclude white collar mega corruption cases, he further said.

He also urged for utilizing all resources for arrest of fugitive and proclaimed offenders in corruption cases.