Prime Minister launches succession certificates initiative for Punjab
Prime Minister Imran Khan presently launched the Letter of Administration and Succession Certificates Initiative for Punjab. According to the source, under the Letter of Administration and Succession Certificates Act, legal heirs can get succession certificates from the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) within15-day without approaching the courts. Addressing the launching ceremony in Islamabad, the Imran khan said the government of Pakistan’s goal was to facilitate the people.
A government functions on taxpayers’ money, and under a social contract, it serves the people. PM said that when such a system starts decaying, the public starts serving the government of Pakistan and not the other way around. He lauded the launch of succession certificates, stating that often times the government does not have time to think about upgrading existing systems. We are concerned with day-to-day things, we are firefighting and we don’t get the time to upgrade ourselves, Imran Khan said. 
The premier also voiced appreciation for the law ministry for working on the certificates despite the pressures it was dealing with. Furthermore, we have complaints that if a file goes to the law ministry, you never find out where it gets lost. Despite this, you have taken time out I would like to appreciate your efforts. Imran Khan also lamented the fact that all government systems had become hard, which in turn was inconveniencing the public. Talking about succession certificates, he also said that overseas Pakistanis used to first have to come back to the country. The entire procedure was a painful ordeal. It should be simple, which we have now accomplished. Prime Minister Imran said that the government should work on introducing technological upgrades in other areas, adding that information technology had introduced a lot of “shortcuts”. On the other hand the government of Pakistan also recorded that the social protection establishes the building blocks that allow citizens and communities to enhance the quality of their lives on sustainable basis and create the conditions for all individuals to attain their full potential. Social protection can help build the resilience of the poor and vulnerable segments by supporting them against negative income shocks and protecting essential household expenditures such that on food, health and education. The social and economic effects of COVID-19 are being felt with high intensity across least-developed, developing and emerging market economies irrespective of their income levels.
