KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leaders have assured that the provincial government was taking measures to eliminate corrupt practices in Sindh.
The statement came during a joint meeting of Minister for Industries and Anti-Corruption Department Jam Ikramullah Dharejo and Minister for Revenue and Relief Makhdoom Mehboob Zaman in Karachi.
Senior Member Board of Revenue Sindh Qazi Shahid Pervez, Member Land Utilization Director Anti-Corruption Sohail Ahmed Qureshi, and senior officers of the Board of Revenue also attended the meeting.
On the occasion, provincial minister Jam Ikramullah Dharejo said that the Anti-Corruption Department had been instructed to eradicate corruption in any department of Sindh. “We are trying to develop a scientific mechanism to keep a vigilant eye upon the activities of corrupt elements in the public sector,” he added.
It was decided in the meeting that suspended officials would not be given postings unless they were cleared from their respective cases.
Sindh Minister for Revenue and Relief Makhdoom Mehboob Zaman further proposed to establish a ‘Cell’ by notifying a joint committee comprising the officers of Revenue and Anti-Corruption to curb corruption and proposing action against non-cooperative officers.
Earlier, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has directed the concerned authorities to show zero tolerance for corrupt people in the province.
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