A day after Prime Minister Imran Khan rewarded top-performing ministries and divisions with appreciation certificates, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi expressed his reservations for not including the foreign ministry among the top slot, questioning the grading mechanism.
The premier had awarded certificates to the heads of top-10 ministries and divisions on a good performance and achieving targets. “On one hand, the government boasts about a successful foreign policy and the recent Chinese visit but on the other, deprives the foreign minister of a certificate.” In a letter to Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Establishment Mohammad Shehzad Arbab, Qureshi expressed his reservation after the foreign ministry was given 11th rank.
He said that the foreign ministry had achieved 22 out of the 26 targets and 18 out of the 24 targets as per the performance agreement during the first quarter, adding that the foreign ministry also carried out high-level activities during this period.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs raises questions on the method of grading. It should be clarified under which method the grading of ministries was done,” the foreign minister further said in the letter.
