Pakistan, Aug. 10 -- Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB) said on Saturday it had recovered Rs456.3 billion ($1.6 billion) worth of looted national wealth and compensated government departments, institutions and more than 12,000 individuals.

NAB is Pakistan's primary anti-corruption and its core function is to eliminate corruption by investigating allegations of corruption, misuse of authority and financial crimes. It also works to recover assets acquired through illegal means.

The watchdog said the Rs456.3 billion recovery in the second quarter of 2025 marked a substantial increase of Rs91.01 billion, compared to Rs365.29 billion recovered during the first quarter of this year.

"Out of said recoveries of Rs547.31 billion fo...