Where the buck stops
It is a known reality that a society cannot survive, much less progress, without a speedy and equitable dispensation of justice. Unfortunately, in this country, such a thought even is…
It is a known reality that a society cannot survive, much less progress, without a speedy and equitable dispensation of justice. Unfortunately, in this country, such a thought even is…
The Finance Bill 2021 with federal budget will be unveiled today. Will it bring relief for the unemployed, pensioners with no other source of income, low-paid salaried persons and those…
While Bangladesh was celebrating 50 years of independence, I became more conscious of its relics in Islamabad, not difficult to spot if you are going around the older parts of…
IN between the fights over corruption, incompetence and gas shortages, this week some time was spent discussing local government (LG) systems. Fighting over the law in Sindh (which the opposition was up…
On August 24, 2021, Dr Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmad, a junior but highly competent officer of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in grade-21 assumed the charge of Chairman Federal Board of Revenue…
THE senior and mid-career civil servants gathered at a lunch all had tales of woe to tell. Their frustration was palpable. It was not just about constant political interference weakening…
The politicians we are ‘blessed’ with have an uncanny ability to set bad precedents. It is comical that a precedent exists for something as trivial as the arrest of the…
NOT long after the US appointed a national security adviser in 1947 that a rash spread over a large part of the democratic world. Countries began appointing NSAs minus the…
Recently, the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) announced the final results of the Central Superior Services (CSS) examination for 2019. As always, almost all the top position holders have opted…
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…