PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Secretary Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry said on Saturday that the building capacity of public servants was imperative for good governance.

Addressing the graduation ceremony of 34th Senior Management Course (SMC) at the National Institute of Management (NIM) here, he said professional trainings like SMC were very productive for enhancing the skills and competencies of public servants for efficient and effective public service delivery.

Addressing the officers, he said public service was quite different today than in the past. “People are much more informed and the challenges of governance are more complex. Therefore, public servants have to do more than their routine assignments by putting in their last ounce of energy and dedication,” he said.

“Keep high goals and be sure what you want to achieve. You must be aware of your destination and the journey ahead. Life is not about success or failure but about one’s contributions to the society and the people around,” he remarked.

He urged the graduating officers of 34th SMC to keep a very positive and friendly attitude with the people and follow the golden principles of political neutrality, honesty and transparency laid down by the founder of the nation Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.

On this occasion, Director General NIM Captain retired Usman Gul highlighted the contributions of the three premier training institutions, including NIM, Pakistan Academy for Rural Development and Pakistan Provincial Services Academy.

He said since their inception, more than 48,000 public servants had been trained by the three training institutions, which included about 60 per cent officers from KP.

He said in the past three years, the institutions trained 3,000 officers. He paid special thanks to the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for assistance in the infrastructural development of the campus.

Published in Dawn, January 28th, 2024