Meritocracy
THE Holy Prophet (PBUH) is believed to have said that ‘paradise lies under the feet of mothers’; therefore, one must be good to their mother. The mother is the source…
Tyranny of the meritocratic class
In recent years, public discourse in Pakistan has turned its ire toward the country’s elites. In a recent podcast, economist Dr Kaiser Bengali bluntly called them out. Months earlier, former…
Khalid Maqbool promises HEC chairman will be appointed on merit
Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui has said that all recruitment in the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) has been stopped, including that for…
‘Strategic’ SOEs bereft of strategic merits
“There is no such thing as a strategic SOE.” This statement by Finance Minister Aurangzeb is spot on. However, bureaucracy influences the leadership by suggesting numerous SOEs (State-Owned Enterprises) as…
Seniority and merit
For the first time in the judicial history of Pakistan, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), through a majority decision, nominated a woman judge for elevation to the Supreme Court…
Progress towards meritocracy
The Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin, while addressing a virtual meeting of the Pay and Pension Commission early this week, said: “ The current…
Seniority v merit: a false binary?
The 5-4 decision by the Judicial Commission (JC) to elevate a junior judge from the Sindh High Court to the Supreme Court (SC) has sparked discontent within the legal fraternity.…
Only FSc electives’ marks to be considered for merit
The regulator for medical education has announced that the FSc examination marks in biology, physics, and chemistry subjects only will be used to calculate merit for next admissions to the…
Prioritising merit
All states are ruled by elites. Historically, pthe restige and power of ruling dynasties were tied to the success of their empires. Triumph in war, diplomacy or economy brought more…
We need meritocracy
The biggest problem and worry of governance in Pakistan is lack of merit. The boards of the Public Sector Institutions (PSIs) are appointed on political grounds or 'connections' due to…
