Ziauddin suggests a committee to keep an eye on Karachi package

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 6 September 2020

Veteran editor Muhammad Ziauddin has called for a journalist committee to oversee the Rs1.1 trillion uplift package for Karachi. The committee aims to prevent waste and corruption under the implementation of this package.

Summary

ISLAMABAD—Veteran editor Muhammad Ziauddin has called on the journalists to keep an eye on the uplift package announced by Prime Minister Imran Khan for addressing Karachi’s problems.

The prime minister on Saturday announced a package of Rs1.1 trillion for the metropolis following rains and flooding. The Provincial Coordination and Implementation Committee, under the chief minister of Sindh, will implement the package.

In a tweet, the former editor of The News, Dawn, and The Express Tribune requested the PFUJ to form a right to information committee of journalists to check waste and corruption in the package’s implementation.

He said journalist Mazhar Abbas should head this committee. “To keep a close watch on the progress of Rs1.1 trillion Karachi package & eliminate waste & corruption the PFUJ is requested to set up a Right to Information (RTI) committee under Karachi based veteran journalist, Mazhar Abbas.”

KEY POINTS:

• Ziauddin proposes a monitoring committee for Karachi package
• The package is worth Rs1.1 trillion for uplift efforts
• Mazhar Abbas is suggested to lead the committee
• The PFUJ is urged to establish a Right to Information committee
• The goal is to prevent waste and corruption during implementation