State Minister Determined To Eliminate Corruption

State Minister for Communication Murad Saeed on Friday said that elimination of corruption from the country is their determination and the audit of six mega projects of the previous government would be conducted.

KARACHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 12th Oct, 2018 ) :State Minister for Communication Murad Saeed on Friday said that elimination of corruption from the country is their determination and the audit of six mega projects of the previous government would be conducted.

The State Minister said this while talking to media during his visit to Karachi.

Earlier, on his arrival to the port city, Murad Saeed visited mausoleum of father of the nation Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, laid a wreath and offered fateha.

The State Minister said that the Sukkur- Hyderabad Motorway project will be constructed under Public-Private Partnership while work on the Green Line Project will be completed soon.

He said that more investment to the country will bring prosperity and we will take the country on the path of development.

The Statement Minister said that he has started the process of accountability in his Ministry.

He said that encroachments will be removed from the National Highway with the cooperation of the Sindh Government and operation will be carried out against the big mafias. The cleaning of the National and Super highways will be performed, he added.

Murad Saeed said that the National Highway Foundation Case has been handed over to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).

He said that directives have already been issued for cleaning of all roads of the National Highway Authority (NHA), with in a month.

The 219 vehicles of the NHA are being auctioned so as to save around Rs 30 million.

During his visit to Lyari Expressway, the State Minister said that there are still problems in the Lyari Expressway project. The cost of the project of Lyari Expressway have now been increased three- fold, for which investigation is ordered, he said.

The action will be taken against the responsible elements into the matter of Lyari Expressway project and the loss will be recovered from them, he added.

He said that the Ministry of Communication is actively participating in Prime Minister's cleaning and plantation campaign and the cleaning and plantation in the surroundings of highways will be launched soon.

The State Minister also announced to launch a mobile application about the road safety information latest by October 25.