Islamabad: (Parliament Times) Terming local bodies as a vital ingredient of effective governance the prime minister of Azad Kashmir Raja Farooq Haider Khan has said that it was prime responsibility of the local bodies’ representatives to pool in their efforts to get the issues of common masses addressed swiftly at local level.
“It is now your sole responsibility to strengthen the party and work painstakingly for prosperity and welfare of the common masses”, the AJK PM said this while addressing a selected gathering of representatives of local bodies comprising of administrators of Municipal Corporation, administrators of Municipal committees and administrators of town area committees here on Wednesday. The AJK PM on the occasion presented official notifications to the newly appointed administrators of Municipal Corporation, Municipal Committees and Town committees.
Addressing the participants the AJK PM said that today the incumbent government had honored its commitment regarding the devolution of power to gross roots level. He said that newly appointed representatives should establish a close liaison with ministers as well as the common people to seek redressal of their grievances. Stressing the need for maintaining and upholding the party discipline the AJK PM said that it was also incumbent upon the representatives of local bodies to further strengthen the region’s relationship with Pakistan.