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Public offices and partymen

A constitutional government on a liberal tradition is established where political power is exercised subject to limitations provided in a written constitution. Political parties are the life-line of liberal democracy…

Public Mis-service Inc

THROUGHOUT my profession, I have closely engaged with government ministries, agencies and departments, both at the local and federal levels. In my younger days, the calling of the public services…

The corrosion of a republic

The corrosion of a republic isn’t an event. It is a process. It isn’t a partisan affair. It is wholesale. It is never limited or contained. It is large scale…

Public service reforms — IV

In the spirit of e-governance, and interconnectedness through the use of IT, public service officers should have a ‘standardized online account.’ The account should be maintained by Nadra (National Database…

Public service reforms — IV

In the spirit of e-governance, and interconnectedness through the use of IT, public service officers should have a ‘standardized online account.’ The account should be maintained by Nadra (National Database…

Public power is sacred trust

All public power is a sacred trust, which is to be exercised fairly, justly, honestly and in accordance with law-Supreme Court in Workers' Party Pakistan & Others v Federation of…

Public service reforms – I

In 1871, President Ulysses S. Grant of the US appointed Dorman B. Eaton as the chair of the first Civil Service Commission, who later went to England in 1875 to…

Bangladesh: The People’s Republic?

Bangladesh: the people’s republic?

Mockery, death of democracy, dictatorship, authoritarianism – these are amongst a plenitude of other terms that have been used to describe the 11th. parliamentary election in Bangladesh which took place…