Standing Committee Chairman Recommends Presenting Whistleblower Protection Bill to Balochistan Assembly for Approval
QUETTA (Qudrat Daily) — A meeting of the Standing Committee on the Services and General Administration Department (S&GAD) of the Balochistan Provincial Assembly was held in the Assembly’s committee room under the chairmanship of Committee Chairman Syed Zafar Ali Agha, in which the Balochistan Whistleblower Protection Bill 2026 was examined in detail.
The meeting was attended by committee members Mir Jahanzeb Mengal, Shahida Rauf, and Parliamentary Secretary S&GAD Abdul Majid Badini, while Special Secretary Assembly Abdul Rahman, Additional Secretary Committees Abdul Saboor Khan, Regulation Expert S&GAD Muhammad Rafiq, and Deputy Secretary Law Ehsan Barkat were also present.
During the meeting, various clauses of the Balochistan Whistleblower Protection Bill 2026 were discussed in detail. The primary objective of the bill is to provide legal protection to individuals who provide information in the public interest regarding corruption, misuse of authority, and irregularities in official matters in the province, so that citizens can convey accurate information and complaints to the relevant authorities without fear or risk.
While discussing various clauses of the bill in detail, committee members emphasized that it is essential to provide protection to individuals who provide information in good faith in the public interest from possible retaliatory actions, harassment, discrimination, and other harmful measures. Alongside this, matters related to encouraging those who provide accurate and authentic information, procedures for appropriate rewards, and action against those who file false, baseless, or malicious complaints were also reviewed.
Addressing the meeting, Committee Chairman Syed Zafar Ali Agha said that effective legislation is the need of the hour for eliminating corruption, promoting transparency in government institutions, and improving administrative affairs. He said that providing legal protection to individuals who provide information in the public interest will promote accountability and transparency in official matters, while also helping to establish an effective system for identifying corruption and misuse of authority.
He further said that the purpose of legislation is not only the prevention of corruption but also the creation of a just and transparent system in which the protection of citizens’ rights is ensured and government institutions perform their duties in a better manner. He emphasized that it is necessary to examine all clauses of the bill minutely to make the law effective, practicable, and in harmony with the public interest, so that its positive results can come to the fore.
After detailed deliberation and a clause-by-clause review, the standing committee recommended that the Balochistan Whistleblower Protection Bill 2026 be presented to the House for further approval.
