Overview
- Punjab’s chief minister has ordered a province-wide zero-tolerance campaign that establishes a confidential cell to gather corruption complaints and route them to her office for direct oversight.
- The government says helpline 1350 is now functional and that complainant identities will be kept secret to encourage reporting of bribery, misuse of authority, and irregularities.
- Maryam Nawaz has made independent reviews and a modern monitoring system mandatory for every development project to check quality and how public money is spent.
- Officials announced enforcement measures that include arrests where needed, prosecution, recovery of looted funds, and a CM Merit Badge to reward honest performance, with the chief minister warning that connections will not provide protection.
- Coverage differs on immediate enforcement: some outlets report arrests are already underway while official statements focus on the new reporting and monitoring system and continued action to recover funds and prosecute wrongdoers.