QUETTA: Secretary of the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) Rohana Gul Kakar has won Balochistan’s first Integrity Icon Award 2019 instituted by the Accountability Lab in Islamabad.

The award ceremony was held on Monday, where five government officers were given Integrity Icon Awards by Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul.

Ms Kakar, who is serving as RTA secretary, received the province’s first Integrity Icon Award in the ‘bravery icon’ category for her utmost efforts in revamping the transport sector in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan.

Terming the Integrity Awards necessary for encouraging honest government officers, Ms Gul said that the Accountability Lab had been awarding country’s brave and honest officers for the last four years.

“Now the winners have become Integrity Icons, they should work with more responsibility in order to ensure relief for public,” she added.

Ms Kakar vowed to continue working with more bravery and honesty.

“I really appreciate the forum of Accountability Lab for recognising the good deeds of civil servants. The concept is unique and likely to influence our future aspirants to opt to work with integrity,” she said.

Tens of thousands of Pakistanis voted online and by SMS as part of the campaign.

Published in Dawn, December 11th, 2019