Muzaffarabad, (Parliament Times) : Prime Minister Azad Kashmir Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan said that the establishment of good governance in liberated territory was one of the top priorities of our government.
While talking to journalists here on Wednesday, the Prime Minister said, “Steps are being taken to ensure good governance”. He said that good-governance was key to resolve problems being faced by the common man.Regarding the holding of local government elections, the PM said, “Government is committed to hold transparent elections in the region as per the directives of the Supreme Court”. He said that Election Commission would be provided the required resources for this purpose. “Our aim is to transfer the power to the grassroots level as soon as possible so that the problems of the people can be solved at their doorstep”, the PM said adding that Tehreek-e-Insaf was ready for local body elections.He expressed the optimism that the PTI would emerge victorious in the Local Government polls as it did in by-elections held in Punjab recently. The Prime Minister said that government officers and employees were bound to serve the people. “Solving public problems should be their priority”, he said, adding that a comprehensive code of conduct has been laid down for the government employees in order to improve government affairs. He said that performance of all government departments was being closely monitored. “A mobile application is being developed for easy access of the people to the Prime Minister’s Secretariat”, he said adding that through this application people would be able to access the Prime Minister to get their problems solved immediately in a hassle-free manner.“Azad Kashmir is rich in natural resources”, the PM said adding that we can change the region’s destiny through proper utilization of these resources.
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