President Dr Arif Alvi has underscored the need for expeditiously addressing the complaints of the public and expanding the outreach of ombudsmen to far-flung areas to provide justice to the people at their doorsteps.
Highlighting the importance of the institutions of federal and provincial ombudsmen, he said that ombudsmen played a significant role in providing justice to the people, and added that they needed to be empowered so that the maximum number of people could benefit from their services.
The president expressed these views while talking to the Provincial Ombudsman of Balochistan, Nazar Muhammad Baloch, who called on him, at the President House. Nazar Muhammad Baloch also presented the Balochistan Ombudsman’s Annual Report for the year 2021 to the President.Talking to the ombudsman, the president emphasised the need for expanding the outreach of ombudsmen to far-flung areas to provide justice to the people at their doorsteps.
He said the provincial ombudsman should continue to ensure the implementation of his findings by the agencies concerned to maintain public trust in his office.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 5th, 2023.
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