Planning Minister inaugurates governance innovation lab

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal inaugurated the governance innovation lab here in Islamabad on Friday to ensure good and transparent governance through civic engagement.

Speaking on the occasion, he said this laboratory is the first of its kind which will work towards introducing technology and improving delivery in public sector departments. Ahsan Iqbal expressed confidence that it would also find solutions to important problems including economy. He said government believes in practical steps to check corruption and ensure transparency.

He said during our last tenure in government, we demonstrated zero tolerance towards corruption. He added that corruption index of Pakistan increased during the era of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government.