LAHORE
Umair Aziz
The computer and internet savvy caretaker cabinet’s reliance on laptops has surprised their staff and secretariat officials, who consider it a major shift from the traditional mode of working of ministers, Pakistan Today has learnt.
The move came as a “surprise” for senior bureaucrats when a few cabinet members demanded internet USB ports because they worked on their laptops – something which is very “novel” for government officials used to traditional mode of working. “Traditionally no cabinet members used laptops or computers, only government officials gave them presentations using these. So this is definitely a surprise for us,” an official explained, on the condition of anonymity.
Even caretaker Chief Minister Najam Sethi in a recent meeting with journalists quipped that no one from amongst his staff knew the password of his computer. “Even the email address of the chief minister was not active and no one knew the password,” Sethi added.