President Mamnoon Hussain on Wednesday said that officers of Pakistan Administrative Service should discharge their national responsibilities as servants of the people.
Talking to a delegation of probationary officers of Pakistan Administrative Service, which called on him at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, the president said that it was the responsibility of the civil service officers that they perform their duties effectively, discourage corruption and do not follow any unlawful orders.
They should not under any circumstances indulge in corrupt practices, a press release quoted the president as saying
The president noted that progress had been halted in the country due to bad-governance in the past decades, but now the situation was gradually improving.
He called for judicious utilisation of government resources and for delivery of services to the people at their doorsteps.
President Mamnoon Hussain said that officers of administrative service were the backbone of government machinery.
“The purpose of training is to equip you to resolve the problems of the people and always uphold the integrity, security and stability of your country,” the president said.
He expressed the hope that the probationary officers would play an important role in comprehending and resolving the problems being faced by the public in line with contemporary requirements.
The president said that better performance of Pakistan Administrative Service officers was a guarantee for success of the government and hoped that probationary officers would overcome the challenges.
He noted with appreciation that out of 48 probationary officers, 10 belonged to Balochistan, while presence of women in the trainee officers was also a positive development.
He said that progress in Balochistan was the priority of the federal government, adding that the government was working on development projects to provide maximum facilities to the people of the province.
