PESHAWAR, August 24: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak has said that people have started realisation of the benefits of PTI led Government’s policies aimed at empowerment of the general masses.
Talking to a delegation of MOL led by its Chief Operating Officer Dr Berislav Gaso and Group Regional Advisor Ali Murtaza Abbas, he said that transparency, decentralization of authority and operational autonomy of the institutions, devolution of powers to the local elected bodies, improvement in efficiency of the bureaucracy and services, and eradication of corruption are at the core of these policies. For ensuring transparency, the PTI led Government has promulgated the Right to Information Act and thus each and every citizen has now access to the inside affairs of every government institution while for operational autonomy the new Police Act and the Health Sector Reforms are sufficient proof. He pointed out that 30 per cent development budget has been given to the local bodies while all industrial zones have also been given to independent bodies managed by autonomous boards. The members of all such boards are selected from the private sectors, he added.
On this occasion the Chief Operating Officer, Dr Berislav Gaso revealed that MOL has more than doubled its investment from around US $ two billions to over US $ five billion during the last one year. Same is the case with their contribution to the exploration of oil and gas and hence the Province revenue generation and benefits to the locals’ income. As part of their corporate social responsibility, the MOL delegation presented a cheque of US $ 500,000/- for water supply, sanitation and other social welfare schemes in the areas of their operations. While appreciating the investors friendly policies of the PTI led government and investors friendly conditions in the province, the delegation assured that they would increase their contributions to the social sector like education, primary health, sports, water and sanitations as well as their investments in different other sectors besides oil and gas explorations.-PR
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