ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has agreed to take a major step to discourage corruption in the political class by phasing out the practice of development funds for public representatives in the next financial year.
He announced the move during a meeting of the steering committee on polio eradication, which was also attended by the four provincial chief ministers.
Besides discussing ways to eradicate polio from the country in the meeting, the prime minister also directed the chief ministers to take solid measures to overcome corruption in their respective provinces.
PM Nawaz told the meeting that he has decided to stop issuing funds worth billions of rupees to the members of the National Assembly and the Senate in the name of development in respective constituencies from the next fiscal year.
He said the move is being taken in the wake of reports that these funds are being misused and corruption is being promoted.
“So I have decided to close this door of corruption,” he added
Internews
