NAB ordinance effective tool to eradicate graft: Yasinzai

Balochistan governor says accountability drive yielding positive results

QUETTA: Balochistan Governor Amanullah Yasinzai on Monday said National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) accountability drive is yielding positive results across the country, lauding NAB ordinance’s role in eradicating graft.

He was addressing an event on Anti-Corruption Day conducted by NAB Balochistan at Governor House, Quetta.

“In order to build a morally upright society, there is a need to segregate corrupt elements from within,” stressed Yasinzai, adding that the ‘menace of corruption’ has halted country’s progress.

He lamented over sorry plight of education and health sectors in Balochistan, maintaining that despite availability of medicines in the government hospitals, doctors and staff members are unable to give medicines and have to refer patients to private hospitals instead.

“Hundreds of government schools are being run without facilities, including washrooms and classrooms which indicate corruption,” he said.

The governor stressed upon an effective check and balance system in society to discourage corruption, adding that fortunately many educated students and individuals have contributed their expertise in the drive against corruption.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 10^th, 2019.