Sindh government to link land departments via e-networking.

KARACHI -- The Sindh government has decided to do e-networking of all land-holding departments and agencies so that verification of land record could be done without bothering the investors.

This decision was taken at a follow up meeting between Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and World Bank delegation led by its EFI Vice President Ceyla Pazarbasioglu here at Chief Minister's House on Saturday.

The World Bank delegation consisted of Sayeid Shabih Ali Mohib, Mohammad Waheed and Amjad Bashir. The meeting was also attended by Sindh Chief Secretary Mumtaz Shah, P and D Chairperson Naheed Shah, Principal Secretary to CM Sajid Jamal Abro, Finance Secretary Hassan Naqvi and Investment Secretary Ahsan Mangi.

The World Bank vice president and her team suggested the provincial government to create more convenience and ease for investors to obtain NOCs for their businesses. 'Investors should not go from one department to another to obtain NOC. They should just apply to the investment department to start a business and the investment department should get clearance from all relevant departments and agencies to issue the NOC,' she said.

The chief minister said that delay in issuance of NOCs was due to multiple land-holding departments and agencies. Therefore, the chief minister directed the investment department to develop an e-networking system to connect all land-holding agencies so that the investment department could write them on its own to have NOCs issued.

The chief minister also directed the chief secretary to make reforms at the sub-registrar level so that...