ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday called upon the bureaucracy to stay away from politics and use its skills acquired during various trainings courses to address the problems of the people expeditiously.
| I can't believe he really says stuff like this, but then he says all sorts of other stupid stuff, like "The whole nation is against terrorism." |
Addressing the graduation ceremony of the 92nd National Management Course at the Presidency, Zardari asked the officers to stay away from politics, but make efforts to understand the dynamics of the country's politics.
| "Being president is for guys like me, made men who are big heat, not for you little people!" |
The president congratulated the participants on successful completion of their respective courses, saying nation building required years of hard work and human resources. The president said, being a permanent institution of the state, the bureaucracy needed to demonstrate the will and the ability to manage change, while maintaining continuity in policy where it needed to be sustained.
He urged the participants to thoroughly analyse various issues concerning the nation and reflect why various governments failed to give due attention to the economy and issues like education, health, water management, energy security, poverty reduction and employment generation. |