The Finance Ministry Ishaq Dar had already initiated a process whereby it had asked for composition of Boards of Directors of all Ministries/Divisions; the number of Board's and Committee's meetings they have held in the last two years with dates and venue the fee, honorarium and TA/DA who attended the Board meetings and emolument of the company MD/CEO.
This directive was issued not only for the Boards of Directors of all bodies under the Finance Division but also for all Ministries and Divisions of the Federal Government. This was disclosed by Finance Minister in a letter addressed to Syed Adil Gilani, Advisor, and Transparency International-Pakistan. Gilani, according to reports appearing in media, had written a letter pointing that top bureaucrats were enjoying double benefits as members of Boards of Public Sector Enterprises.
"Let me say that we see you working on our side, as we try to bring good governance, especially transparency, to all government businesses and at all levels. Indeed, this is a pre-requisite if we are to resolve the social and economic predicaments we face today and put Pakistan back on the path of accelerated growth", he said.-PR
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