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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has taken a serious exception to the display of “pomp and show” and “personal aggrandisement” by the top city managers during the Independence Day parade in Islamabad, directing them to ensure that such conduct does not recur.
In a formal advisory, Establishment Division Joint Secretary (Discipline) Syeda Shafaq Hashmi conveyed the Prime Minister’s displeasure to Islamabad Inspector General of Police Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi and Chief Commissioner Sohail Ashraf over their appearance in a ceremonial horse-drawn buggy during the August 14 celebrations.
The advisory, addressed separately to the IGP and CDA chairman, said the prime minister had taken a “very serious view” of the incident at the official function held on August 14, when the two senior officials rode in a ceremonial horse-drawn buggy, attracting widespread public criticism.
According to the document, the prime minister expressed “deep disappointment and displeasure” at the display of pomp and show, observing that it projected an image of “privilege, ostentation and personal aggrandisement” that was at odds with the ethos of public service.
