foreign trips
High Court rejects petition to stop govt officials’ “unnecessary foreign trips”
The High Court today (August 1, 2022) summarily rejected a writ petition which sought its order on the government to stop “unnecessary” foreign trips of government officials – “in the name of training, meeting, seminars” – with taxpayers’ money.
Foreign trips: Wrong picks at wrong time
Senior government officials are set to go to Germany for a training exercise that could have benefited field-level officials who are implementing a groundwater monitoring project.
High Court rejects petition to stop govt officials’ “unnecessary foreign trips”
The High Court today (August 1, 2022) summarily rejected a writ petition which sought its order on the government to stop “unnecessary” foreign trips of government officials – “in the name of training, meeting, seminars” – with taxpayers’ money.
Why such disregard for directives on foreign trips?
Government must take action against officials violating the restriction
No Austerity for Chattogram Wasa
CWASA officials must answer for ignoring instructions on foreign trips
UGC luxury trip defies PM’s call for austerity
Public authorities should lead by example, not dilute the message
Pakistan restores 5-day work week amid energy crisis
Pakistan government on June 7, 2022 announced several ‘austerity measures’ to conserve electricity amidst a drastic nationwide shortfall.
Reforming how we approach public projects is vital
If stopping wastage of money is the goal, a lot of holes will need to be plugged
Senior secretary retires day after returning from official Europe tour
A senior secretary embarked on a study tour in Europe just before retiring from his job.
No foreign trips for govt officials, implementation of import-based projects
To ease pressure on foreign exchange reserves, the government has decided to stop foreign trips of its officials and postponed implementation of less important projects that require imports.