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CE briefed on civil servants career management system

ISLAMABAD: Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf on Friday attended a detailed presentation on improvement in the career management system of civil servants, aimed at identifying areas of weaknesses and making specific recommendations for improvement.

Lt Gen Muhammad Yousuf Khan, Corps Commander Multan, who has a wide experience of officers career management at the Military Secretary's Branch in the Army, conducted the briefing.

Various studies done over a period of time in this behalf Ñ aimed at making the civil service system more effective Ñ and viewpoints of a number of senior serving and retired civil servants were taken into account before making the proposals.

This "top priority task" was assigned on the specific instructions of the Chief Executive in the light of his seven-point agenda, including good governance, as cornerstone of the government's policy. APP