ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: President Mamnoon Hussain on Thursday said that Pakistan had always acted sincerely for peace and stability in Afghanistan, and welcomed constructive role of Russia in this regard.
The president made these remarks while replying to a question from the participants of 106th National Management Course of National School of Public Policy (NSPP) at the Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad.
The president stressed that Pakistan was preparing to take huge stride towards progress and all segments of society should play their role in this regard.
President Mamnoon hoped that extremism and terrorism from Pakistan would be eradicated soon as federal and provincial governments as well as the armed forces had played an important role for the success of National Action Plan (NAP).
Mamnoon Hussain said that the process of FATA reforms would be completed successfully and all stakeholders had been taken into confidence in this regard.
Moreover, the president urged civil officers to implement government policies and programmes honestly and efficiently for the benefit and welfare of the people. He said that civil officers were servants of the people and they should discharge their responsibilities without any fear.
The president said that secret to any nation’s progress and rise to excellence was hard work, judicious utilization of available resources and sincere leadership. However, these factors bear fruit only when the administration and civil officers of different fields are fully aware of the principles of running the government, he added.
President Mamnoon said that various training courses were organized to hone the skills of civil servants and expressed his satisfaction that the curriculum devised for such courses was in line with modern requirements as need of the hour.
Mamnoon Hussain hoped that trainee officers would serve the country in a better way and the civil officers should follow the guidelines and principles laid by Quaid-e-Azam. He advised the civil officers to assist the government in formulating such policies aimed at betterment of the people.
The president said that national policies were heading in the right direction due to which national economy was improving and investment was increasing.
