Development efforts: ‘Transparency essential for good governance’

Pervaiz Rashid says revival of economy testimony to the govt’s commitment

ISLAMABAD: Transparency is the essential ingredient of good governance, Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid said on Wednesday.

Addressing the inaugural session of the seminar on “Transparency in Public Sector: An Appraisal” organized by Ministry of IB&NH, the minister said that the PML-N government firmly believed in transparency and good governance,  so it did not shy away from scrutiny to judge its performance.

“The hallmark of the efforts of the government in reviving the economy has of course been transparency,” he said adding that “the fact that no mega-corruption scandal had been reported in the past was a proof of PML-N’s commitment to do things in a transparent manner.

He said that the purpose of convening the seminar was to conduct an appraisal of transparency in public the sector with regards to development efforts of the government during the last two and a half years.

Rashid said the seminar provided an opportunity to the government to further strengthen the  process of transparency in  light of the observations of the appraisers, by removing infirmities pointed out by them.

The enhancement of economic relations with China under the umbrella of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is another testimony of the success of the new vision.

Earlier Secretary IB&NH Saba Mohsin Raza in her speech highlighting the objectives of the seminar said independent experts and analysts at the seminar would review the performance and transparency of the present government.

She said that the government was striving to ensure transparency in the public sector projects.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 31^st, 2015.