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Saturday, June 08, 2013
No more congratulations: NawazISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has told government bodies to stop taking out adverts to congratulate him on his election, after a spate appeared in national
dailies.A statement from Nawaz Sharif’s office said he had ordered the National Bank of Pakistan and the National Highway and Motorway Police to explain why they took out full-colour adverts praising the new premier.
“The prime minister acknowledges and values the love, affection of the nation and emotions of his supporters and urges them to concentrate on nation’s building rather than sending congratulatory messages to him,” the statement released on Friday said.
Public life in Pakistan is beset by corruption and cronyism, and many saw the adverts, which appeared in English and Urdu papers, as an effort to curry favour with the new leader.
Nawaz pledged to tackle graft in his first speech as PM on Thursday, saying, “The doors for favouritism and corruption are closed from today onwards”. afp
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk