LAHORE: National Accountability Bureau Director General in Lahore Ahtram Dar on Saturday handed over compensation cheques to several victims of the Eden housing scam.

According to the NAB, an amount of Rs1.16 billion is being distributed among 11,000 Eden scandal victims.

“To facilitate this, additional staff has been deployed at the NAB Lahore office to improve service delivery and ensuring timely cheque distribution,” it said and added the NAB DG was personally monitoring the entire distribution process and issued appropriate instructions.

“A shuttle service is being provided for the victims’ convenience. Furthermore, victims will no longer need to wait for NAB’s letter or submit a stamp paper for receiving their cheques. Under the new system, all Eden victims can receive their cheques directly from NAB without prior letter issuance.”

It said hundreds of the affected arrived at NAB Lahore bureau to collect their cheques.

“On this occasion, the victims of the Eden scandal expressed their gratitude for NAB Lahore’s efforts.”

Published in Dawn, March 16th, 2025