Staff Reporter
Islamabad
Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed, hearing the coronavirus suo motu case on Monday, said there seems no transparency anywhere and work is apparently being only done on papers.
Justice Gulzar Ahmed headed the larger bench which conducted the hearing. Reports by the Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal, Zakat and Ushr Department, Health Ministries of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh were submitted in the SC.
The Chief Justice said in his remarks, “Billions of rupees are being spent on the Covid-19 kits and masks, whereas, the wholesale rate of a mask is just Rs 2. How much amount should be spent on masks and gloves? Why are billions of rupees being spent? Correct figures will only be known after audit of the expenditures.
“There is nothing in the federal and the provincial governments’ reports. The performance of the institutions has not been mentioned. Same was the case with the National Disaster Management Authority report.”
The Supreme Court again expressed complete dissatisfaction over the federal and provincial governments’ performance in dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.
“Nothing is being told as to how departments are working. Everything seems to be just paperwork,” the CJP said.The top judge added that it seems that the federal and provincial governments are conspiring against the people of the country.
