ISLAMABAD – Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry FawadHussain said the information commissions at federal and Punjab level wouldbecome functional soon to ensure transparency in the governance.

He was addressing a seminar “Vision of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf governmentfor Transparency and Right to Information” jointly organized by Ministry ofInformation and Broadcasting and Sustainable Social DevelopmentOrganization (SSDO) here.

He said the PTI government had introduced the system in Khyber Pakhtunkhwaduring its previous tenure and now information commissioners were beingappointed at federal and Punjab level to bring transparency in thegovernance.

The minister recalled that details of most of the mega-projects signed bythe previous government were not made public and when their record wasasked to be disclosed the record was burnt which added to the impression ofcorruption.

He said the Pakistan Peoples Party during its tenure inducted over 800cronies in Radio Pakistan within three days time which caused billions ofrupees loss to the Radio Pakistan.He said the government job was to create employment opportunities and notstuff their own people in national institutions.

He said the RTI law, the whistle blower law envisaging 20 per cent sharefor the person helping in unearthing scams, would go a long way in speedingup the accountability process in the country.

SSDO Director Programmes Syed Kausar Abbas was also present on theoccasion. – APP/AFP