As reported by Sama TV, in one of the most bizarre acts, the Balochistan government issued a notification asking senior officials of the province to use ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ as a ring-back tone (also known as caller tune) on their cell phones. asked to set in.
The notification, issued by the Department of Services and General Administration of Balochistan, said the rule applies to administrative secretaries, additional secretaries and deputy secretaries as well as heads of all government departments.
The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary of Balochistan. Divisions and Deputy Commissioners have also been informed. The notification explains how to set the caller tone for all mobile carriers.
‘Pakistan Zindabad’ is a song by singer/music director Sahir Ali Bagga. The song was produced in association with Inter Services Public Relations and was released on ISPR’s YouTube channel on March 23, 2019.
According to the Dawn report, the notification does not give any reason for the move, but it does explain the process of changing the ringback tone for officials using different mobile networks.
Meanwhile, the move raised eyebrows among social media users, who expressed surprise over the government’s directive.
Journalist Mubashir Zaidi questioned, “Why are we not sure that the Baloch bhai are more patriotic than us?”
Another journalist, Mohammad Taqi, asked in a veiled criticism: “What else does a colony look like?”
Secretaries of all departments, additional secretaries, deputy secretaries and heads of other concerned departments are required to strictly follow the decision. The report said that additional secretaries have also been directed to ensure that their subordinates also implement the same ringback tone on their mobile phone numbers.
The order said: “The Government of Balochistan, Department of Science and Information Technology has conveyed that in pursuance of the decision taken to set up mobile ring-back tone ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ in a meeting chaired by the eligible Chief Secretary to the Administrative Secretaries , Additional Secretaries and Deputy Secretaries and Heads of the concerned departments on their cell/contact numbers.”
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