Pakistan’s economy is in a transitional state with an excessive footprint of the government in social, political, and economic activities. The size of public-sector employment/employees is disproportionately large relative to…
The phrase 'government servant' is taken literally by government. This literal understanding and compliance of this world is in conflict with their real role and responsibility of a government servant,…
The phrase 'government servant' is taken literally by government. This literal understanding and compliance of this world is in conflict with their real role and responsibility of a government servant,…
The major factor fuelling corruption is that public servants dread their life after retirement. Remaining honest and depending on their meagre savings and pension means they cannot maintain the same…
More than a quarter century later, on 14 August 1973, these constitutional protections were taken away from him. More than a quarter of a century has again passed, and with…
Effective governance is a key factor for establishing public trust for any political democratic dispensation and governments ensure it through effective delivery systems. In Pakistan, we have witnessed erosion of…
Very few Pakistanis have made a name for their significant contributions on national and international fronts and are admired for their personal attributes. Sartaj Aziz was one of them –…
I asked 12 year-old Sultan (pseudonym) to read from his Urdu textbook. He struggled to read a simple sentence (“more sher ki tarha jungle kaa badshah hai”). While he eventually…
BACK in my civil service days, one comment by a senior stuck in my head for years. In a moment of candid frustration, the senior civil servant confessed that he…
In order to allow for the transition to a unified single public service, those who are currently working as civil servants will be automatically admitted into the fast stream. The…
