Tag: Governance

Access to information a must to ensure good governance

ISLAMABAD: Access to information is mandatory to ensure transparency and good governance and curb corruption in the country, said speakers at a roundtable dialogue on "Transparency in Governance" organized by a non-government organisation here on Friday.
Transparency in governance refers to the absence of secrecy and mystery between the government and those being governed. It means the government shares as much information with citizens as possible. The information shared should

Judiciary too needs good governance, says Asma

ISLAMABAD: Emphasising the need for good governance in the country, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Asma Jahangir on Sunday said good governance was also needed in the judiciary where some petitions were taken up speedily while others were neglected.
"Good governance is not only needed in the executive but also to be followed in the judiciary. Why are some petitions taken speedily and others neglected, and a few disappear with the passage of time," she said while

Nawaz says PPP’s poor governance is damning democracy

GUJRANWALA: PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif has said that disappointment created among the masses by PPP's poor governance could be harmful to democracy, which had been restored after a long struggle.
Addressing a gathering at the residence of MNA Iftikhar Ahmad Cheema after offering condolences over his mother's death, Nawaz said the president and prime minister should adopt politics of principles and should control corruption at the upper level, as well as in the public sector, where

PPP’s poor governance is damning democracy: Nawaz

GUJRANWALA: PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif has said that disappointment created among the masses by PPP's poor governance could be harmful to democracy, which had been restored after a long struggle.
Addressing a gathering at the residence of MNA Justice (r) Iftikhar Ahmad Cheema after offering condolences over his mother's death, Nawaz said the president and prime minister should adopt politics of principles and should control corruption at the upper level, as well as in the public