PM directs government authorities to use all available resources to serve common masses

Altaf Hamid Rao.

Islamabad/ MIRPUR [AJK] (Parliament Times) : Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan has directed the government authorities to use all available resources for the betterment of the people during the holy month of Ramadan.

In his statement, issued here today, the PM, while directing the officials to discharge their responsibilities conscientiously, said that those who come to their offices in pursuit of their legitimate work should be treated equally with dignity and honour. Stressing the need for addressing the masses’ problems without any delay, he said that during the holy month of Ramdan people should not be compelled to make rounds of government offices. “People who have voted PTI to power have attached high expectations on us”, the PM said, adding that the people have given us the mandate to change the outdated and corrupt system.

He said that every officer should perform his/her duty with an enduring sense of responsibility and consider themselves as public servants . “People’s problems should be solved at their doorsteps by promoting a people-friendly attitude and simplifying the cumbersome procedures in government offices”, he added. “The system of forcing people to make rounds in offices should come to an end now”, he said, adding that everyone, regardless of his position or stature was bound to perform his/her duties with utmost integrity and honesty. “We are all servants of the people, we all have to work with honesty and integrity”, he said.Referring to political interference in the posting and transferring of government officials, the PM said that the incumbent government had relinquished this insidious practice. “For us the most honorable is the one who works and serves the people the most”, he said.Reiterating his government’s commitment to strengthen the state, he said, “The state will be strengthened by strengthening the institutions”.