Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Friday urged the ministers and officers to spend their energies on public welfare.
He said this during a ceremony hosted by him in honour of political elite and provincial administration. Provincial ministers, chief secretary, IG, additional chief secretaries and provincial secretaries attended the function.
Talking to the participants, he said that ministers were empowered and they should decide themselves and deliver to the people. The team will have to show the best performance and I am convinced that the team will produce the best results, he added.
He said that ministers were political heads of their departments while secretaries were the administrative heads and both were independent in their decisions.
The political and administrative team was on one page for solving the problems of the people, he added.
The chief minister said that Punjab was far ahead in good governance and will continue to maintain its lead in future as well. However, the effects of good governance should also be seen at provincial and tehsil levels because best officers have been posted at every level in the province.
He emphasised that public service was the core mission of all of us and the public dealing departments should work for public welfare by deviating from their routine. He added that citizens should not visit offices again and again and their genuine demands should be accommodated without any recommendation. It was sanguine that there was no scandal against the provincial team and it was a sign of transparency that no scandal has surfaced during the last 16 months.
Law Minister Raja Basharat said that Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has promoted worth-following parliamentary traditions adding that we will work as his team with commitment and this meeting will show positive results.
Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has expressed a deep sense of sorrow over the death of four persons, including three brothers, in a road accident on GT Road near Gujjar Khan. He extended sympathies to the bereaved heirs and prayed that may Almighty Allah rest the departed souls in eternal peace.
The CM has taken notice of death of five persons due to firing on a vehicle in Safdarabad. He sought a report from RPO Sheikhupura and directed that criminals be arrested at the earliest. Provision of justice be ensured to the bereaved heirs at every cost, he added.
He expressed a deep sense of sorrow and grief over the death of the father of Jamshed Ahmed Butt, Chief News Editor of Daily Dunya Lahore.
In a condolence message, he extended sympathies to the bereaved family and prayed that may Allah Almighty rest the departed soul in eternal peace.