LAHORE: Former President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) SM Tanveer has congratulated FPCCI President Atif Ikram on the launch of Pakistan’s first home-grown survey, the Index of Transparency and Accountability in Pakistan (ITAP), developed in collaboration with Ipsos.
The ITAP initiative was conceived in May 2025 as a strategic effort by the FPCCI to develop an indigenous, recurring benchmark for measuring transparency and accountability in Pakistan. The survey aims to provide an objective assessment of public trust in government and institutions. The field survey was conducted between December 2025 and January 2026, ensuring contemporary and nationally representative insights.
Tanveer said the findings establish a credible baseline for reform, demonstrating that despite negative perceptions, a majority of citizen interactions with public institutions are reported to be corruption-free. He added that strengthening transparency, addressing awareness gaps, and effectively communicating institutional improvements now emerge as the next critical frontier for advancing governance, building public trust, and improving Pakistan’s investment outlook.
He emphasised that transparency and accountability form the foundation of good governance and are essential for citizen satisfaction, a business-enabling environment, investor confidence, and sustainable national development.
He also highlighted the gap between public perceptions and actual lived experience, stressing that negative perceptions, if left unaddressed, can undermine national progress and distort realities. Bridging this perception-reality gap must therefore be a shared priority.
Tanveer further lauded public institutions that have earned citizen trust through improved service delivery and expressed confidence that if ITAP is tracked consistently over time, it can serve as a powerful monitoring and reform tool, reinforcing the principle that “what gets measured gets improved.”
