LDA depts filing bogus reports in CM Secretariat

LAHORE - The scandal of bogus reports filed by different departments of the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) in the CM Secretariat to pose as the best performers has racked up storms in government circles, giving the impression to everyone that whatsoever is going on in the name of good governance is just a mirage.
The authority concerned has been lying dormant in an entirely traditional manner, which indicates that it is not in a mood to take notice of the unchecked and overwhelmingly rampant exercise.
As the LDA lacks proper check and balance system to curb the growing menace, a notorious case about filing fictitious reports in recovery procedure of commercialisation fees in LDA’s Town Planning Branch surfaced recently. However, brewing concern could not wake up LDA high-ups from their deep slumber.
LDA’s Directorate of Enforcement led by its newly-appointed head Adnan Shahzad is the new horse in the race of exhibiting sham performance by submitting fake reports to the CM Secretariat.
Feeling impunity, Adnan Shahzad who is at the helm of affairs in the Directorate of Enforcement has started pouring bogus reports in the CM Secretariat about razing out various types of encroachments including iron gates to prove himself as a performance-oriented official in the eyes of the Chief Minister Punjab.
A LDA official seeking anonymity told The Nation that the CM relied on the progress only presented through papers and files. “His (CM) requirement is fulfilled by paper exercise. Considering it as the best formula, Adnan Shahzad has been active to submit the fake reports believing that the present government values paper performance instead of concrete physical work,” he added.