Staff Report
ISLAAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday distributed
certificates among his ten best performing ministries with Minister for
Communication and Postal Services Murad Saeed remaining on top.
Federal Minister for Planning and Development and NCOC head Asad Umar, and
SAPM on Poverty Alleviation Sania Nishtar secured second and third positions
as best performing ministries in light of the performance agreement while
Khusro Bakhtiyar, Moeed Yusuf, Razak Dawood, Sheikh Rasheed, Shireen Mazari,
and Fakhar Imam were also rewarded with certificates over their best
performances.
The prime minister while addressing the ceremony expressed annoyance over
the absence of some ministers and said that the next time names of
best-performing ministries should be withheld and announced only during the
ceremony.
“The best performing ministries will get a bonus,” he said while lauding
Murad Saeed for becoming the top performer. “No system can work without
rewards and punishment,” PM Imran Khan said and added that their only
purpose was to improve governance and provide relief to the masses.
In August 2022, Prime Minister’s Performance Delivery Unit (PMDU) released a
list showing the performance of top 10 ministries.
According to rankings released by PMDU, Ministry of Climate Change tops the
ranking list as 57 percent of people have expressed satisfaction over the
performance of the ministry in resolving public issues.
The Ministry of Commerce and Babar Awan’s Parliamentary Affairs ministry
stood at number 2 and 3 respectively in the top 10 best performing
ministries.
Likewise, Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives- headed
by federal minister Asad Umar has ranked number four in the list with 51
percent of the votes.
