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Balochistan CM orders inquiry into 1,600 'politically affiliated' development projects
Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan on Monday ordered an inquiry into over 1,600 development schemes. which he said were included in the province's annual development programme for 2018-19 without proper protocol being followed.
Most of these 1,600 schemes — which are worth billion of rupees — have been approved on the basis of political affiliations or on individual requests, and without the recommendation of any concerned authority, said an official within the Planning and Development Department.
According to a letter from the Balochistan CM's secretariat, a committee has been formed to look into the matter and the chief minister has also asked for the names and designations of the officers of the planning department who had overseen these schemes.
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All projects were in papers, money was drawn and taking to Dubai. If you go back to Raisani time, 100% budget was stolen, because Zardari was taking shares from all provinces, even from Shahbaz Sharif.
No funds to spend so injuries business started ,,
Forming a committee is a useless Idea. Much more is expected of a man of Jam Kamal stature. Engage the Big4 audit firms and get all Major projects of PSDP of Baluchistan for past 10 years and than start accountability. Will be an amazing start!
What is happening! 1,600 development projects launched in Balochistan and no any sign of development?
@M. Saeed well said. Millions in local & foreign currency along with gold & other items recovered from Raisani, ex finance secretary must be part of the funds released to implement these projects. In fact it is not the planning & development department but finance & AG office, who are responsible for approval & release of development budget for any government project. It is mind boggling that if the project were not included in the provincial annual development program, how their PC1 was prepared and approved & subsequently release of funds affected? All the aforementioned provincial departments have scrutiny & assessment cells,therefore, unless a complete connivance, not at work, it is almost impossible that not one but 1600 projects not part of annual development program, should have seen disbursment of fundings in the first place. A commendable start by the CM of this poor province fighting to contain huge budgetary deficit in check & looking for social uplift of his people at large
There are no limit of fraudulence, corruption in this unlimited natural resources Balochistan province yet the people are getting poorer and poorer. CM needs a very honest and bold steps to curb these curses.
Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan looks very sympathetic and honest. How IK has been able to find him.
The only CM seems concerned and had potential to deliver.