Lahore: Chief Secretary Punjab Naveed Akram Cheema has said that completion of service with the spirit of service, honesty and dutifulness is an honour for any government servant. He said that civil servants should play their role in good governance by discharging their duties with the spirit of service. Naveed Akram Cheema said that he is thankful to his colleagues for their cooperation during his 34 years’ service career.
He expressed these views while addressing a farewell function held in his honour by the administration of Gymkhana Rawalpindi and divisional heads of other government departments. Commissioner Rawalpindi Zahid Saeed, RPO Umar Akhtar Hayat Lalika, DCO Rawalpindi Sajid Zafar Dal and heads of districts and divisional departments attended the function.
Expressing his sentiments, Naveed Akram Cheema said that he is pleased that he is going to complete his service with satisfaction and it is a great honour for any government servant that he has full cooperation and consultation during his service. The Chief Secretary said that government servants can win the hearts of the people by discharging their responsibilities efficiently and politely and this is the best principle of service. He said that all planning depends on it that we should prove ourselves for coming up to the expectations of the people and facilitate them by working under the rules and regulations.
While terming the Rawalpindi an important district and division of Punjab being a twin city of federal capital, appreciated the administrative abilities and performance of Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Zahid Saeed and DCO Rawalpindi Sajid Zafar Dal as due to best discipline and security arrangements, the situation in Rawalpindi is peaceful. He also appreciated the performance of Commissioner Rawalpindi with regard to progress on metro bus project for completing in a record period.
Nazia Parveen Sidhan paid tributes to the services of Chief Secretary Punjab during his service career. Commissioner Rawalpindi and RPO presented sourvineer to Naveed Akram Cheema. Earlier, Chief Secretary shook hand with all officers individually who expressed good wishes for him. A smart contingent of police presented salute to the Chief Secretary Punjab.