In a statement on Tuesday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reiterated his zero-tolerance policy for corruption, ineptitude, and inefficiency. He added that the Pakistan Public Works Department (Pak PWD) was being abolished as a first step in eliminating the internal corruption that was destroying the system.
He was alluding to the government’s decision to disband the Pakistan PWD as a result of the agency’s years-long misbehavior, corruption, and inability to meet goals.
A day after he announced the directions at a high-level meeting on Monday, the prime minister wrote on his X timeline, “I am fully committed to building a more honest, dedicated and efficient bureaucracy that will deliver high quality public service and raise standards of governance.”
During the meeting, the prime minister was informed of a study prepared by a committee chaired by Jahanzeb Khan, the deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, which suggested the dissolution of some government agencies and the consolidation of others.
The prime minister gave the committee instructions to finalize any additional proposals.
7,000 workers at Pak PWD, one of the oldest government departments, are upset over the decision to dissolve them since they don’t know what the future holds, according to The News.
