ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information Technology Anusha Rehman on Friday said that the Telephone Industries of Pakistan (TIP) affairs would be streamlined at any cost as
per the reform agenda of the government, and no one would be allowed to create impediments in the implementation of the company
board’s decisions in this regard.
While chairing the 190th
board of directors meeting of TIP, she said that financial and administrative corrective measures that the
board had taken to streamline the TIP affairs had given encouraging results, and “will be relentlessly pursued”.
She directed TIP Managing Director MD Syed Khalid Gardezi to prepare a new medical policy to optimi
se delivery of health services and reimbursement of medical bills, etc, for TIP employees and also devise a mechanism for delivery of utili
ty bills to the consumers so that they could deposit their bills conveniently within the due date.
The
board, besides endorsing the decisions taken in the previ
ous meeting, got an update on financial matters of the company.
The TIP managing director informed the
board that the official accommodations had been gotten vacated from illegal occupants, and the management was also proceeding against delinquents in accordance with law. He further said that the authorities were taking all corrective measures to put TIP administrative affairs in order, but unfortunately “mafias” were creating hurdles in the implementation of
board decisions by abusing the process of law.
The minister categorically stated that any violation and noncompliance to
board decisions would not be tolerated and all such mafias should be dealt with severely in accordance with law. The MD further assured the
board members that the orders of the forum would be complied with in letter and spirit.
Ministry of IT Secretary Rizwan Bashir Khan, Telecom Member Mudassar Hussain, Legal Member Ameena Sohail, HR Member Tahir Mushtaq and other
board members also attended the meeting.
