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Farewell Party for Sikander-ul-Mulk
A farewell party for Shahzada Sikander-ul-Mulk, the ex-tehsil nazim
mastuj sub division, was jointly arranged by the people of Booni and
Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA), which was attended by
dignitaries, political leadership, professionals, community
representatives and general public.
To begin with, Tehsil Officer Revenue (TOR) appreciated the worthwhile
leadership qualities of the ex-nazim that simultaneously contributed to
enhancing the capacity of the administration and improved the standard
of services for the general public. He lauded the merit-based
utilization of the meager funding coming to TMA. “His approach to
resolve UC problems was always directed by need and urgency never to be
influenced by party affiliations whatsoever. As nazim, it was always his
motto to serve needy people with transparency, meritocracy, hard work,
efficiency and voluntarism as his guidelines”, he said.
Mirza Alam admired the ex-nazim for the competent way of running the
administration marked by voluntarism ranging from restoration of
electricity to help the affectees of washeej and sonoghor villages.
Addressing the gathering Sikander-ul-Mulk maintained that transparency
and accountability have to be made an inalienable part of our political
career. Without the passion for voluntarism and self-discipline, it is
unlikely to materialize the ideals of community welfare.
When we assumed responsibilities as nazim, there was MMA government in
the province, who did not wish to establish working relations with local
bodies which negatively impacted our performance.
Sikander-ul-Mulk termed the system of local government an ideal one and
thanked President Parvez Musharaf for devolving political power to the
lowest tiers with a mission to empower communities at grassroots. He
impressed upon the present government to restore the system of local
bodies immediately as it has certainly been helpful in highlight grave
community problems at village level that could never have been surfaced
otherwise. MNAs and MPAs are ideally expected to formulate laws at
province and federal level whereas problem resolution lies with
councilors at UC level. But no effort to understanding this philosophy
was made so far.
He thanked TMA Mastuj staff for extending strong cooperation during his
tenure as nazim and showed his determination to continue voluntary
service for people irrespective of his political position.
Zafarullah thanked Sikader-ul-Mulk for setting a brilliant precedence
for the future nazims by putting a halt to unhealthy practices and
streamlining financial administration. “We salute him for he has
promoted the traditions of transparency, meritocracy and accountability
during his career as nazim”, he said.
Miftahuddin, Assistant Coordination Officer (ACO) Mastuj said that TMA
will seek the advice and support of the ex-nazim to ensure sound
decision-making in future.
Afzal Ali, the veteran politician, who presided over the session, said
that Sikander-ul-Mulk was noted for promoting the politics of
well-being, social cohesion, voluntarism and service for people. It is
hoped that he would continue his support development of people in the
upcoming years.--(Shamsuddin)
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