KARACHI: The Karachi Development Authority (KDA) has introduced the File Movement Management System (FMMS) in all branches of its land department to improve transparency and speed up services.
KDA Director General Asif Jan Siddiqui said the new system would help reduce delays, stop manual handling of files, and make land transactions more accountable. “By digitising file movement, the KDA aims to give citizens quick and transparent services,” he added.
KDA Land Director Asif Raza Chandio said the initiative would help curb corruption and ensure faster service delivery to the public.
Explaining the features of FMMS, he said the software had been installed on all official computers, and manual entries had been discontinued. The system would function during office hours from 10am to 5pm on working days.
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“Files will only be processed or transferred with proper approval and QR code verification,” he noted. He added that password sharing was banned, and every official would be responsible for their own login credentials.
He warned that any negligence in handling records would lead to disciplinary action.
Officials said the step marks an important move towards modernising public services, as citizens have long faced difficulties in land-related matters.
Earlier, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Sindh Assembly uncovered massive financial irregularities in the audit of the KDA and suspended its finance director for releasing Rs667 million to 500 bogus pensioners.
During the examination of audit reports, chaired by PAC Chairman Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, embezzlements were found in Rs2.21 billion funds that had been issued to retired employees and widows of deceased KDA staff.
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The meeting, held at the Sindh Assembly Committee Room, was attended by PAC member Taha Ahmed, KDA Secretary Arshad Khan and the director generals of the Lyari Development Authority and Hyderabad Development Authority, among others.
When asked about the pension payment system, the KDA secretary said that payments were made through the bank and biometric verification was carried out every six months.
Chairman Nisar Khuhro, while ordering the suspension of the finance director, expressed concern over how the bank continued payments to 500 fake pensioners despite regular biometric checks. He said the matter had been referred to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for investigation and warned that fraud in pension funds would not be tolerated under any circumstances.
