20-year audit of KPT, Port Qasim land allotment will be conducted, says minister

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20-year audit of KPT, Port Qasim land allotment will be conducted, says minister

APP Published December 2, 2018

Organisers present a donation cheque of Rs10 million for dams fund to Federal Minister Syed Ali Haider Zaidi. —APP

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Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping Ali Zaidi on Sunday announced that a 20-year audit of the allotment of land of Karachi Port Trust (KPT) and Port Qasim would be conducted.

The minister said that it wasn't possible to fix Karachi without mending the affairs of KPT first, therefore he was conducting an audit of the organisation.

Talking to media persons after a conference of World Federation of Khoja community, the minister said, "70 years' mess could not be cleaned in 100 days."

Zaidi told the business community that steps were being taken to improve the environment for doing business in the country.

Moreover, the federation presented a cheque worth Rs.10 million for the dams fund.

In September, an accountability court had issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Babar Ghauri in a reference pertaining to Rs2.8 billion corruption in the KPT.

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Syed Zafar Kazmi U.S.A

Dec 02, 2018 11:43pm

Corruption was and is rampant in every department and every single corner of government. Constitute a comprehensive, broad committee of well reputed people with extensive powers to investigate thoroughly and prosecute these corrupt thugs who have stolen from the nation.

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N. Rahim, Toronto

Dec 03, 2018 12:13am

Political parties have really made the country empty thru corruption. Really sad.

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Life

Dec 03, 2018 12:34am

Regressive. No progressive ideas. What new one would find in the debris of past. If everything is known, kill the past, look forward and do your best.

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mahmed

Dec 03, 2018 12:42am

And please investigate if KPT has given merit less leases of govt lands (including footpaths) in Keamari and other areas to influential people ? Pl: Check also how people have built thier homes on sea-shore? Pl remove that encroachment from encroached sea-shore land and other areas of port land...

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Zak

Dec 03, 2018 01:13am

Karachi and pakistan is being cleaned up from a blanket of corruption and gangs.

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Citizen

Dec 03, 2018 03:26am

Clean up time. All the opposition parties are getting concerned about their illegal gains in the past.

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Fida

Dec 03, 2018 07:45am

Good thought PTI, investigate the KPT and bring criminal cases against MQM leadership for the mess they have left in KPT.

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Zafar Ahmed

Dec 03, 2018 08:00am

@N. Rahim, Toronto, Political parties are there to loot & plunder and nothing else !

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Zak

Dec 03, 2018 12:41pm

Dont forget to clear out the corrupt staff and mafia groups in KPT. Clean this and exports will grow many fold.

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