Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Caretaker Chief Minister, Muhammad Azam Khan Friday highlighted vital role of the caretaker government in ensuring free and fair elections.
He stated that all political parties would experience an equal electoral environment. He made these remarks while presiding over a significant meeting of civil officers.
During the meeting, he stressed that government officials must not succumb to any pressures while carrying out their duties. He underscored the importance of upholding merit and transparency in all matters.
The chief minister referred Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s 1948 speech as a guidelines for civil officers.
He directed to submit reports related to corruption cases, adding the chief secretary should review the monthly performance of all departments and present a report.
He said that the chief secretary was responsible for assessing the performance of all departments on a monthly basis and submitting the report to the Chief Minister’s Office.
While Chairing an important meeting of the civil officers another day here at the CM secretariat, he directed them to immediately report any corruption case to the CM secretariat and Chief Secretary Office and discourage all illegal appointments.
He asked them to identify the illegal appointments made during the past governments and take legal action against them as per the law.
The chief minister further directed them to take back the government vehicles from unauthorized government officials and submit a report to his office at earliest.
Azam Khan directed the chief secretary to monthly review performance of all the departments and submit a report to his office regularly.
He said that the caretaker government would ensure the conduct of free, fair and transparent elections in the province and would provide an equal playfield to all political parties to contest the elections.
