Pakistan

Service delivery sole criteria to compete for public office, says PM

Shehbaz says Pakistan's politics suffers from 'structural flaw', reduced to 'meaningless rhetoric'

News Desk April 19, 2023

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addressing the National Assembly on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.—PHOTO: APP

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said politics in the country has been reduced to "meaningless rhetoric" and termed service delivery as the main criterion to compete for public office.

The premier made the remarks on Twitter and maintained that “our politics suffers from a structural flaw”, adding that it has been “reduced to a shorthand for grandstanding and meaningless rhetoric.”

In an early morning tweet, Shehbaz furthered that "service delivery alone should govern competition for public office. Politics is an arena where people compete to serve fellow citizens.”

Read Govt appears to backtrack on talks with PTI

Our politics suffers from a structural flaw. It has, unfortunately, been reduced to a shorthand for grandstanding & meaningless rhetoric. To me, service delivery alone should govern competition for public office. Politics is an arena where people compete to serve fellow citizens.
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) April 19, 2023

The remarks by the premier come as the government failed to reach any consensus on the issue of holding negotiations with the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), but separately the parties met with one another to break the current political impasse.

Sources revealed that the ruling alliance was not on the same page when it comes to holding talks with the PTI while, on the other, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb refuted all such sources-based reports, saying the reports of differences among the coalition partners were “wrong” and “baseless”.

In the meeting, chaired by PM Shehbaz, sources said that the coalition parties took a stand that the supremacy of parliament would be maintained at any cost, saying the ruling alliance vowed that they would resist any attempt to undermine the authority of parliament.

During the meeting, the sources said, PPP Chairman and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari insisted on holding negotiations with the PTI on the issue of elections, contending that closing the doors to talks was not only against his party’s principles but also undemocratic and unpolitical.

The sources maintained that Bilawal added that it was the need of the hour to take the path of dialogue to bring the country out of its current crises.

COMMENTS (8)

Jesus Raza Washington USA | 1 year ago | Reply Inside House of GOD Nawaz Sharif is performing Umrah surrounded with Saudi armed Guards A Low Life Lap DOG Ishaq Dar was sent by Pak. Govt. to accompany Him Ishaq Dar shows more allegiance to Nawaz Instead of being mindful of his creator in sacred house of GOD When GOD Said to Moses throw down your Staff Moses threw his walking stick and it turned into A Serpent and Prophet Moses started to Run from the snake GOD spoke to Moses from a Burning Bush and told him No one should be afraid in Presence of GOD And Moses Stop running This Bastards felt unsafe in House of GOD and A Saudi Guards were provided to Nawaz Maryam People were still shouting Chore at the Sacred Mosque This act of insecurity validates Nawaz Guilt and Yet this Demon had the audacity to plead with GOD for his wellbeing This Coward felt more safe with Saudi Armed Guards Than with the Presence of GOD in his Sacred Mosque The world can see Nawaz self Confession of his Guilt and by his acts And this demon wants to be the PM of Pakistan for the 4th. Time

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Raza Akhtar | 1 year ago | Reply In a democracy the majority of population decides who is PM. After spending 40 years in power now he can see structural flaws. Who are we trying to fool

Murad Mahal | 1 year ago | Reply Don t understand why these politicians are sticking to their chairs with falure after failure in every sector. None of them have tentedered resignation despite flaws in their administration. Daar has lied many times that IMF loan will be given in a day or within a week. It has been more than six months now. His tomorrow and next week does not come. Shabaaz on other hand keeps lying and lying. Bilawal does not know whjen to to talk where to talk. They habve turned Pakistan into circus. I thought Imran s exist will bring some responsible adminstrators. I was wrong.

test | 1 year ago | Reply Mr Prime Minister if you are interested in reforms here are my suggestions 1-PhD in engineering science finance or management related degree should be a must requirement to become eligible for public office such as ministers policy makers judiciary and even generals. 2-PhD in arts language culture socialogy philosophy will not be acceptable to hold a public office at upper level so the person must be limited to teaching level at college or universities and not some public office such as ministers policy makers judiciary and even generals. These degrees will not be acceptable. 2-Expereince in a specific field must be at least 10 years should be a must requirement to become eligible for public office. 3-Those public office holders who have matric fa ba ma degrees must be sent home as soon as possible. 4-A commission must be formed to check who has fake degrees and who has degrees from unreputable universities and as a punishment the job will be taken back and all future public office jobs will be denied to that person also his accounts will be audited and the money will be taken back with strict law in action. 5-If a public office holder is facing corruption or mismanagement inquiry then his job must be put on hold so that he can face inquiry and until then an independent commission will appoint a new public office holder person and once the previous person is found cleaned then he will be put back into public office and also the inquiry should not be so much long. 6-Policy level decisions will be taken by engineering and financial experts such as engineers scientists economists with PhD degrees from reputable universities along with an experience of 10 years at least. 7-Bureaucracy and Ministry will be merged because there will be no need for separate offices as we will have the expert we want to in the form of mpa mnas with PhD in engineering science management or finance from reputable universities with atleast 10 years of experience. 8-I will vote for anyone who will do this. You have my words.

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