ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: Acting President Mohammedmian Soomro on Thursday urged the senior civil servants to conform to the highest standards of public service with utmost devotion, dedication and sustained hard work.

He was speaking to the participants of the 85th National Management Course organised by the Administrative Staff College, Lahore, who called on him here, a statement said.

The acting president said an efficient, honest and hardworking bureaucracy could play a vital role in presented a model of good governance by ensuring speedy solution of public problems.

Underscoring the need for on-job training of the civil servants, Mr Soomro said the government was focusing on their enhanced capacity building to sharpen their skills for operating in a fast changing world.

He called upon the civil servants to help implement the reforms process introduced by the government in national institutions in order to make them strong, efficient and more vibrant. Referring to the reforms process, the acting president said these were intended to achieve greater transparency and efficiency.

Mr Soomro claimed that the government remained committed to making the country forward looking, moderate and progressive in line with the Quaid’s dreams and aspirations. He also claimed that Pakistan today was markedly different from the Pakistan of yester years. The country was on the rise, striving to achieve its rightful place in the world.