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Civil Service Reform

Civil service reform

An effective public service has remained key to the achievement of national economic and social goals across the world. A capable and motivated bureaucracy has played an instrumental role in…

Civil Service Reform

Civil service reform

An effective public service has remained key to the achievement of national economic and social goals across the world. A capable and motivated bureaucracy has played an instrumental role in…

An Unequal Country

An unequal country

One of the world’s great achievements of the past decades has been the significant fall in global poverty. Between 1990 and 2012, the proportion of humanity living under $1.90 a…

Change In The Air?

Change in the air?

Pakistan is severely affected by climate-related devastation — floods, drought, food and water shortage. Scientists working with the United Nations have set the global goal to avoid these disasters including…

Poverty Diagnostics

Poverty diagnostics

The official poverty figures are out after a gap of nine years. According to the Planning Commission, 29.5 percent of the population or roughly “60 million” (as per the official…

Pakistan’s Place

Pakistan’s place

"All predictions are wrong; that's one of the few certainties granted to mankind".-Milan Kundera International Monetary Fund's celebrated quarterly journal Finance & Development (September 2014) did a bold work by asking…

Development Deficit

Development deficit

The recent annual Human Development Report places Pakistan in the low human development category Human Development Report is a barometer of the state of human development in different countries of…

The Implementation Conundrum

The implementation conundrum

The government of Punjab has been in the limelight recently for carrying out much needed legislation, such as prohibiting child labour at brick kilns and curbing violence against women. While…