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Govt fully cognizant of modernizing postal networks: President
ISLAMABAD, Oct 9 (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari emphasizing the importance of postal system in connecting the people worldwide has stated the government is fully cognizant of modernizing Pakistan’s postal networks to meet its social and economic development objectives including the Millennium Development Goals.“Connectivity among peoples of different geographical locations, cultural backgrounds and level of development is a key to fostering understanding among them and thereby contribute to peace to development”.“Over the decades the postman has been silently working to connect people across distances and cultures. Even today, in the age of electronic communications, the post has been making laudable contributions towards this end”, the President said in his message on the occasion of World Post Day, observed every year on October 9.Postal system across the world is the biggest employer providing livelihood to millions, the President said, adding, in several ways it touches the life of everyone in every age, clime, and territory, handling billions of parcels, letters, express items, and money transfers.
He said Pakistan’s unique demographic characteristics make post especially valuable to our people, adding, post remains a key component in our network for universal access to communications.
“A good number of millions of our expatriates rely on post to communicate with their families back home”, the President said and mentioned that Pakistan Post is faced with great challenges to maintain its role in connectivity but it also has great opportunities to keep up its dominant role.
The President said, “the increase in the speed and frequency with which people are communicating within the country and across, the national borders offer great opportunities for Public Private Partnership (PPP) and for adoption of innovative ideas for modernizing postal delivery system to enhance its efficiency and reliability”.
President Zardari, on the occasion of the 137th anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), extended his greetings to the global postal community in general and to the workers of the Pakistan Post in particular for their services in connecting the people worldwide.
He also extended his compliments to the management of the UPU for the role it has played in supporting postal service delivery throughout the world.
“I once again congratulate Universal Postal Union and workers of Pakistan Post on World Postal Day and pray for a glorious future for them”, the President added.
Courtesy www.app.com.pk