KP Information Advisor Slams IPPs as Corruption Havens Introduced by PML-N, PPP
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Advisor for Information, Barrister Dr. Saif, criticized the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) introduced by PML-N and PPP, describing them as a termite eating away at the nation.
In a statement, Dr. Saif stated that IPPs are synonymous with elite corruption, imposed on the public through agreements made by political elites in the 1990s. He questioned who brought in the IPPs in 1994, 2002, and 2015 and renewed their contracts, and which politicians and key figures profited from these agreements. Despite the significant influence of powerful families and individuals, not a single audit of the IPPs has been conducted in 30 years.
Dr. Saif called for the immediate cancellation of IPP contracts, labeling them as symbols of economic destruction. He demanded transparent investigations into the IPPs, predicting that prominent families like the Sharifs and Zardaris and their associates would be implicated.
He also referenced the Supreme Court's 2012 revelation of elite corruption within the IPPs, noting that the elite continue to exploit national wealth through these power plants. Despite the mandate of IPPs to eliminate load shedding, the issue persists while IPPs continue to receive substantial payments.
