Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has stressed the need to align the country’s civil service with modern technology and international standards of public service, and its revitalisation to enhance effectiveness, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
PM Shehbaz Sharif, chairing a meeting on civil service reforms in Islamabad on Friday, said that the civil service played a key role in the practical performance and effective implementation of the government’s policies across various ministries and sectors.
Calling the comprehensive and effective reform of the civil service a government’s priority, the PM directed the inclusion of input from public representatives and those of government officials in administrative and institutional reforms of the civil service.
Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal briefed the prime minister on the proposed civil service reforms. He said that there was significant room for improvement in the current system of recruitment, promotion, training, and capacity building of government officials within the civil service structure.
The meeting was attended by federal ministers Ahsan Iqbal, Ahad Khan Cheema, Ali Pervaiz Malik, and other relevant government officials
Reporter Awais Kiyani