The spokesman further said that the chairman NAB should elaborate why he has targeted Punjab and why he is silent about federal and other provincial governments. He said Punjab government strongly denies any allegation of corruption against provincial government, Chief Minister Punjab, his cabinet or the political leadership of the province and consider such statements as condemnable which create doubts about their honesty and integrity.
The Punjab govt spokesman further said if Chairman NAB wants to level any allegation of corruption against Punjab government the statements of international institutions like World Bank and Transparency International are enough to refute such charges.
He said in the statement of Country Director World Bank Rashid Bin Masood published in all national papers on October 26, 2012 complete satisfaction was expressed over the transparent utilisation of funds and timely completion of development and welfare projects in Punjab. He had described Punjab government as a role model for other provincial governments. Similarly, Pakistan branch of Transparency International in a letter in April 2012 termed setting up of IT labs in the province and the entire process of laptop distribution transparent, he added.
The spokesman further said that if Chairman NAB is referring to corruption in various government departments, it is worth mentioning that Punjab government has introduced clear and well-co-ordinated Citizens Feedback System for its elimination and this system is proving very effective for the eradication of this menace in police, Revenue, Land Record and other government departments. In this system any citizen who has telephoned police emergency service or contacted the concerned department for the transfer of his land receives a telephone call or SMS message through computerised system inquiring from him did anyone of the concerned department ask him for illegal gratification and what was the standard of service.
According to the statistics of national newspapers 1500 persons daily give their feedback. The spokesman further said that the land record computerisation project has been implemented in some districts of Punjab while it is nearing completion in other districts.