In fact, he remarked, good governance has always remained the cherished desire of every government in our country to achieve the desired goals of national development and progress and one has to make constant efforts to further improve its working. In this connection, the Governor said, the best option could be the development of internal reform process in each and every institution to cope with the present day needs. “There should be a continued debate in a well democratic and accommodative manner to reach to a well thought conclusion on any initiative or matter and once a decision is taken, that should have to be followed in letter and spirit to derive the desired results”, he said.

Such types of debates, the Governor said, always deliver well and make a logical conclusion. The present system of governance in our country, the Governor said, does have certain deficiencies and shortcomings, but at the same time, he added, efforts are also underway to improve the things. In all 90 mid career officers, hailing from different service streams of the government were awarded certificates on completion of their training on this occasion.

Talking about prevailing situation in the country especially in this province with special reference to law and order aspects, the Governor said, indeed the problems are multi-dimensional which definitely require multi-dimensional approach to tackle them. “The situation is the result of the developments took place over the past almost 30 years and definitely there could never be quick fixes in this respect”, he said.

Though, Mr. Owais Ahmed Ghani said, this is a complicated and challenging situation, yet, he added, it is manageable and we are overcoming it successfully in a gradual but efficient manner. In fact, the Governor said, we have a long history of challenges and our’s is a unique country of becoming stronger after successfully meeting every new challenge and this time too we would emerge stronger as compared to the past.

Referring to the recent initiatives, taken to ensure effective coordination between the settled districts and the adjacent tribal agencies, the Governor said, these have been proving quite successful and efforts would be continued to remove deficiencies. In fact, , the Governor said, the devolution of power was the need of the hour, which, he added is delivering well, but at the same time, he added, efforts would have to be continued to remove loopholes.

Pointing towards the graduating officers, the Governor said, they must have complete faith in their leadership and the destiny; read the things in between the lines on any matter and reach to the logical conclusion on the given situation. “You should be facing highly experienced, capable and knowledgeable seniors and therefore you should also be well educated and well versed on the matters to be dealt in your service career”, he said. In fact, he added, there should be a philosophical approach to analyze the issues and make a conclusion on the basis of ground realities as well.

While congratulating the graduating officers, the Governor also wished them complete success in the fulfillment of their responsibilities. Earlier, the Director General of National Institute of Management, Sheikh Naseerul Haq, while presenting the performance report highlighted aims and objectives of the course whereas a participant of the course, Mr. Shafqat Ali Khan, hailing from Foreign Service dwelt upon the salient features of the experiences of the training process.-SANA

The workshop, which is funded by the US Department of State, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, was organized with the cooperation of the Ministry of Law, Justice & Human Rights, Lahore High Court Bar Association, Punjab Bar Council, Lahore Bar Association and District Courts Narowal. A considerable number of lawyers from the Punjab Bar Council, Lahore High Court Bar and Lahore Bar Association attended the workshop.

Mr. Anwar Kamal, President, Lahore High Court Bar Association , who was the chief speaker, pointed out that although there has been a strong commitment of the Federal Investigative Agency (FIA), Ministry of Interior (MOI) to implement the Protection and Control of Human Trafficking Ordinance 2002, its principles are yet to be mainstreamed in the administration, specifically, and important to coordinate FIA’s efforts with the Magistrate and lawyers who are in charge of the effective implementation of the Ordinance.

He also supported IOM’s motto of “orderly and humane migration befits both migrants and society.” Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Mehmood Saleem, the Secretary of the Ministry of Women and Development, appreciated IOM’s initiative and emphasized upon more advocacy events at district and grass-roots level. He ensured that the Ministry will coordinate and provide full support to women victims of trafficking, and asked bar associations to inform relevant quarters whenever they come across such cases.

The Secretary informed that there are 25 women centers all over Pakistan which provide legal and medical aid and shelter to victims and have plans to establish more centers across Pakistan within 2 years. The workshop also included intensive panel discussions to promote inter-institutional cooperation for anti-trafficking measures. Panelists included representatives from the Migration Management Cell of the MOI and internal cell FIA, Gender Reform Action Committee from the Ministry of Women and Development and NGOs working on human trafficking and legal issues.

The panel moderator, former Ambassador Tariq Osman Haider pointed out the important role of the legally settled Pakistani Diaspora abroad and their annual contribution of US$7 billion in valuable foreign exchange remittances important to Pakistan ’s economy. He expressed that the need of the hour is enhanced education and vocational training for improving capacity and productivity in Pakistan, and to avail of shorter term migration and employment opportunities abroad.

From the audience, Ms. Uzma Razzaq, Advocate of the Lahore High Court, appreciated the collective effort by IOM, government ministries and civil society for conducting such an awareness-raising training for the lawyers. She suggested developing mechanisms with which trafficked women and children should be provided extra care and protection because in her opinion, it is imperative with respect to Pakistani society where vulnerable segments are often neglected.

Operating in a social web, surrounded by various problems and confusions, nerves of people are stressed out. And the rate of psychological diseases and mental illnesses is increasing day by day among people. Perplexity and uncertainty in society are the factors stipulated by the psychologists for dissatisfaction, which leads to emotional collapse and mental disorders.

In human societies problems are usually need based. Every human being has primary and secondary needs, which are specified by the preferences, a man establishes for making life comfortable and existence easy. According to Maslow’s Needs Hierarchy, Psychological (Primary) needs e.g. food; shelter and clothing are at foundation for other needs. Security and safety, self esteem and self actualization are placed on top of his hierarchical pyramid. All these needs are operating together and humans are working to in order to satisfy these. However relatedness among them is categorized in accordance with the goals defined.

Studies show that partial or complete, concrete or indeterminate failures lead to anxieties and distresses. These failures are denoted as pauses, interruptions in compliance of set objectives consequently prolonging the process of achievements but can never become dead ends to move forward in life. Gurus and masters on success literature explain that positive attitude can help in coping with up these factors, for which SELF AWARENESS is prerequisite. Self awareness is first step towards the motivation and Tip to drain out all the stresses is motivation. Accomplishment of goals and motivation to accomplish them is directly proportional to each other. Stronger the motivation, stronger would be the will to fulfill need.

Hence Self awareness that what one wants to do and what are the methods to achieve goals and designing of effective strategies & techniques in accordance with need of achievement, need of power and need of affiliation. Answering what to do? Why to do? How to do? When to do? Type questions help is self assessment and self control. Anthony Robbins in his bestseller book AWAKENING THE GIANT WITHIN astonishes us by teaching the methods to take immediate control of our mental, emotional, physical & financial destiny by tapping the unlimited power lie within man. Orison Swett Marden says:

“Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers;
Powers that would astonish him,
That he never dreamed of possessing;
Forces that would revolutionize his life if aroused
And put into action”

Aristotle has termed man as Social Animal and every human being is interdependent upon each other for carrying out needs. However motivation is usually identified individual specific but the driving force behind is unusually societal and communal. To a certain extent responsibilities are factor to keep oneself up to the level. Many suicidal cases have been investigated all over the world indicate un-accomplishment of responsibilities leaded them to this harsh decision. Hence motivation keeps people to fight against worse discouraging factors. Motivation can not be situation specific; it is enormous strength that is provoked and aroused for both personal and professional competitiveness. Motivation leads to high performances and prepare people to face challenges.

In organizations where workloads lead to pressures and anxieties, motivation is taken as managerial tip, and employees are provided with financial securities, opportunities to socialize, acknowledgments, absolute rewards, healthy environment, encouragements, praise in public, annual functions, profit sharing, caring, and offering of various incentives. These motivational factors play an important role in getting them free from the social and psychological stresses. Their responses and behaviors become positive and they work with willingness and exert efforts. Ultimately performance is elevated and goal is successfully achieved.