High Or Low - We Are All Servants Of The State

Address to a gathering of the Civil Officers of Baluchistan of the rank of Naib-Tehsildars and above at Sibi, February 14, 1948

Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah in an address to a gathering of the Civil Officers of Baluchistan of the rank of Naib-Tehsildars and above on February 14, 1948, at Sibi, said:

We have met here today without any distinction of being big or small, as servants of the State in order to think out ways and means of advancing the interests of the people and our country. From the highest to the lowest we all are servants of the State.

Pakistan is now a sovereign State, absolute and unfettered and the Government of Pakistan is in the hands of the people. Until we finally frame our constitution which, of course, can only be done by the Constituent Assembly; our present provisional constitution based on the fundamental principles of democracy not bureaucracy or autocracy or dictatorship, must be worked. You officers should realize that these are the principles which should be borne in mind. You all know that we are starting from scratch. It is a terrific burden and if you want to make Pakistan a great country in the comity of nations, you must forget, as far as is possible, your pleasures and put in as much time and as much work as you can in the job which is entrusted to you.

The Governor-General added: Work honestly and sincerely and be faithful and loyal to the Pakistan Government. I can assure you that there is nothing greater in this world than your own conscience and, when you appear before God, you can say that you performed your duty with the highest sense of integrity, honesty and with loyalty and faithfulness.

Believe me, you will not only make Baluchistan great - I know there are great potentialities in Baluchistan - but you will also make a contribution to the whole of Pakistan and thus your State will not remain the fifth largest State in population only but within five years it will become one of the mightiest States of the world.

Now this is all in your hands. Look upon it as a sacred trust, redouble your energies and your determination and God willing, you are bound to succeed