‘Good governance requires zero tolerance for corruption’

Karachi

Political interference, weak leadership and lack of planning were the biggest hurdles for good governance. The state should ensure that the appointments should be made purely on merit and there should be no compromise on nepotism, corruption and incompetence, said the dean of faculty of social sciences of the University of Karachi, Professor Dr Moonis Ahmar.

He said this while addressing the inaugural session of a three-day training workshop jointly organised by the Higher Education Commission and  KU on good governance under Modern University Governance Programme, at varsity’s Institute of Environmental Studies.

“Where training and monitoring administrative system and staffers on regular basis is pivotal for desired results,” he said. “The fair and transparent accountability from top to bottom is must to achieve the goal of good governance.”

Speaking on the occasion, registrar of the Karachi University, Dr Moazzam Ali Khan, said along with the use of modern technology, national economical development was necessary for good governance. 

 “The current government has taken serious and bold steps by finally taking a fair stance in war against terrorism while also dealing with law and order situation in Karachi,” he said.” It is hoped that these initiatives will help achieving the desired targets.”

According to him the menace of corruption was at an all time low for which the credit must go to the state policies and the National Accountability Bureau. 

Chairman Department of Microbiology Professor Dr Aqeel Ahmed said that good governance was necessary for national growth and development, as it ensures human rights, timely justice, adequate law and order situation and equal rights among the citizens.   “Elimination of corruption is pivotal for good governance,” he said.

Chairperson Department of Psychology Professor Dr Anil Ambar Malik said good governance was pivotal for ensuring durable peace and social welfare in the Pakistani society and the country’s prosperous future was dependent on free and fair judiciary and the prevalence of rule of law.  “We all are accountable to law and nobody must be given indemnity,” Dr Malik said.