Sindh government spends Rs20m on journalists' foreign junkets: paper
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 11 December 2014
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The Sindh government has allocated Rs20 million for luxury trips for journalists, raising concerns about public fund management. While some journalists enjoy lavish accommodations, little support is reported for the families of deceased journalists.Summary
ISLAMABAD: The government of Sindh has spent around Rs20 million of taxpayers’ money on foreign junkets of 41 journalists. A story in Daily JehanPakistan says the Sindh Information Ministry sponsored trip of 35 Sindhi journalists to Dubai while another six will fly to Turkey on December 14.
Over Rs12.2 million are being squandered on the Dubai trip while the Turkey excursion will cost around Rs5.8 million, the paper said. “The journalists are staying in luxury hotels in Dubai,” it said.
The paper also regreted the Sindh government is spending millions on leisure trips of some favourite journalists but has initiated no measures to help journalists’ families who were killed in targeted killings and bomb blasts.
KEY POINTS:
- Sindh government spent Rs20 million on 41 journalists' trips.
- 35 journalists went to Dubai, costing over Rs12.2 million.
- Six journalists are set to travel to Turkey, costing Rs5.8 million.
- Luxury hotel stays are part of the sponsored trips.
- Critics highlight lack of support for families of journalists killed in violence.
