President Azad Jammu And Kashmir Vows Optimum Efforts For Eliminating Corruption From AJK

President Azad Jammu and Kashmir vows optimum efforts for eliminating corruption from AJK

Sardar Masood Khan, President Azad Jammu and Kashmir said corruption and mis-governance are scourges which effect the progress of economic and social development.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 5th Apr, 2018 ) :Sardar Masood Khan, President Azad Jammu and Kashmir said corruption and mis-governance are scourges which effect the progress of economic and social development.

Every effort in this regard will be made to eliminate these evils. The AJK president made these remarks during a call on by Chairman Azad Jammu and Kashmir Ehtesab Bureau Raja Muhammad Aslam, wherein he also presented the president with the bureau's Annual Report, 2017.

The president AJK said developing economies must be very watchful over the abuse of power, financial mismanagement and maladministration. He urged that relevant institutions must establish a culture of accountability and transparency.

Civil servants and elected representatives, he said, are all accountable to the people and the electorate. President Masood Khan said the Azad Jammu and Kashmir government has established a three-point agenda which will focus on accelerating the freedom struggle in Indian Occupied Kashmir; practicing good governance through accountability, transparency, and upholding merit and finally, prioritizing economic and social development throughout AJK.

The chairman said that in 2017 stringent efforts have been in making the Ehtesab Bureau more stable and effective in achieving its goals. Despite numerous challenges including delays, finances and human resources, the Ehtesab Bureau has displayed better performance at all its divisional offices.

AJK government, said the president, has made impressive strides in strengthening governance in all spheres, especially through merit-based appointments, finalization and execution of economic projects through transparent and rigorous professional processes.

He further said that with growing economic activity in AJK and implementation of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, infrastructure uplift and hydropower projects the need for vigilance, monitoring, evaluation and accountability has become ever more important.