Tag: Transparency

Punjab govt will extend full cooperation to local govt: CM

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said that the local government system has become fully functional and the government will extend all out cooperation...

Governance issues, lack of transparency major concerns for foreign investors: moot...

    The audience of a seminar were informed the other day that governance related issues and lack of transparency in relevant ministries and government-run departments...

NAB – long on rhetoric, short on action

Bureau unable to take corruption cases against politicians from ruling party to logical conclusion NAB focuses on smaller provinces after being reprimanded by Prime Minister...

Transparency in power projects saving billions: Abid

  Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali has said that the government has launched several coal, wind and solar power projects...

Govt committed to ensuring transparency during privatisation of PSEs

  The government is committed to ensure transparency and integrity during privatisation of Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) included in the privatisation programme after approval by...

PML-N govt not wary of scrutiny: Pervaiz Rashid

  Minister for Information Senator Pervaiz Rashid on Wednesday said that the PML-N government firmly believed in transparency and good governance, so it did not...

Amid disunity, PTI chief vows transparency in upcoming intra-party elections

  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan addressed disgruntled party workers in Karachi on Saturday, where he vowed transparency in the upcoming intra-party elections. The party...

‘CPEC holds promise, but entails obligations’

  CPEC is the stimulus that the Pakistan economy needs for rapid growth, Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal said on Thursday. Giving the keynote speech at...

China, Pakistan to ink agreement to ensure transparency in CPEC implementation:...

  China and Pakistan would soon sign an agreement aimed at ensuring transparency in the implementation of energy and infrastructure projects under the China-Pakistan Economic...

Rashid demands more transparency from ECP

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Pervaiz Rashid said on Sunday that Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) needed to facilitate election observers in line...

Shahbaz pats self for transparency, speed in power projects

A delegation of General Electric Company led by its Chief Executive Officer Steve Bolze met Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday to...

KP aspires for transparency in accountability

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government Monday announced the removing of flaws in the provincial Ehtesab Commission Act to dispel the impressions of media trial and political victimisation in proceedings against the corrupt.

Pope appoints first auditor-general in latest transparency move

The Vatican appointed its first auditor-general on Friday in Pope Francis’ latest move aimed at ensuring transparency in the scandal-plagued finances at the headquarters...

So that oppressed don’t stay quiet…

In a bid to introduce‎ intra-institutional transparency, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday accorded formal approval to a summary on Draft Whistle Blower Bill.

Govt tasks tainted official with vital privatisation deals

The level of transparency in the government's privatisation of the state-owned enterprises could be gauged by the fact that the Privatisation Commission (PC) has tasked its senior financial consultant, Asad Rasool, as transaction manager in the privatisation of Habib Bank Limited (HBL) and Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) despite him being under investigation simultaneously by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) in an embezzlement case involving Rs 500 million.

Rabbani calls for deadlines, transparency in Taliban talks

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Raza Rabbani on Tuesday demanded that a deadline should be decided upon for results in relation to talks between...

Imran wants assurance of transparency in LB polls

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said his party will not let the local bodies’ (LB) elections be conducted until it is given...