ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday called for greater representation of women and minorities in government jobs to enhance their inclusion in the mainstream of society.

He was talking to a delegation of the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) led by the senior member Akbar Hussain Durrani at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.

The president urged the Commission to find ways and means to further improve the civil service recruitment process to select the right person for the right job, according to a President House press release.

He maintained that FPSC had an important responsibility of recruiting civil servants to improve service delivery and promote good governance in the country.

He urged the need to make the recruitment process more efficient and transparent by adopting modern technology and new methods, particularly computerized testing, that would help in the selection of qualified and efficient civil servants.

Separately, the president underscored the need for enhancing the outreach of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) as well as the number of beneficiaries for the uplift of underprivileged sections of society.

He asked the BISP Chairperson Rubina Khalid to establish an office at Gwadar, ensuring that the deserving people of the area can benefit from the programme.

The president expressed these views during a briefing given by the BISP chairperson at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.

Taking note of the 0.45 per cent service charges by the banks from BISP cardholders, the president noted that the service charges needed to be waived off.

Source: Express Tribune