ADB violating ToRs on water sector reforms.

(From Business Recorder)

Byline: MUSHTAQ GHUMMAN

The Ministry of Water and Power has criticised Asian Development Bank (ADB) for violating Terms of References (ToRs) agreed to undertake reforms in the water sector, official sources told Business Recorder on Monday.

"The new institutional framework, except National Water Council (NWC), proposed by the ADB consultants, is not in line with the ToRs of the study and thus making such proposal is outside the purview of the consultants," sources in the Ministry said.

They said that ToRs approved by ADB and GoP including formation of NWC, establishment of secretariat for the council and its capacity building has been …