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  1. 'An overview of civil services of Pakistan'

    This overview of civil services was presented by Fasih Uddin, senior IPS associate and former chief economist, Planning Commission of Pakistan, during an interactive session held at IPS on February 21, 2022. The session was presided over by Chairman IPS Khalid Rahman and attended by Ambassador (r) Syed Abrar Hussain, vice chairman, IPS and Syed ...

  2. The Politics of Civil Service Reform in Pakistan

    The Politics of Civil Service Reform in Pakistan. By. Andrew Wilder. May 01, 2010. Over the course of the past six decades, the so-called steel frame of the civil service that Pakistan inherited from colonial India has become decidedly rusty.1 The ineffectiveness of state institutions due to the diminishing capacity, over-politicization and ...

  3. Civil Service Reforms in Pakistan: Challenges and Response

    There are basically two main reasons Pakistan needs civil service reforms. One is the failure of the bureaucracy to deliver the goods, and the second is the changing governance environment in which our civil servants have to work now. ... Pakistan Affairs: 25 Essays" is a comprehensive exploration of around two dozen key political, social, and ...

  4. Central Superior Services

    The Central Superior Services (CSS; or Civil Service) is a permanent elite civil service authority and the civil service that is responsible for running the bureaucratic operations and government secretariats and directorates of the Cabinet of Pakistan. The Prime Minister is the final authority on all matters regarding the civil service. The civil service defined itself as "key wheels on which ...

  5. Civil Service System and Reforms in Pakistan

    The Civil Service of Pakistan has its roots in the Mughal period in the 15th and 16th centuries, but the most eminent and broader framework of civil service was laid with the advent of the British in the subcontinent in the form of East India Company. The National Commission for Government Reforms 2008 recommended in its report a decent living ...

  6. Civil Service Reforms in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan: Progress So

    Administratively, Pakistan is comprised of four provinces: Baluchistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly North-West Frontier Province), Punjab, and Sindh (see Fig. 7.1).The four provinces are further divided and sub-divided into divisions, districts, and tehsils (sub-districts). There is one capital territory, that is, Islamabad, and one territory, so-called Federally Administered Tribal Areas ...

  7. Civil Services Reforms: a Road to Comprehensive National Security of

    Civil service is the driver of state machinery and its efficiency determines state's effectiveness in performing its core functions. Pakistan inherited 95 civil servants and around 300 class-1 officers at the time of independence. This core group had to meet the challenges with meager resources. The civil service not only managed to restore order, taxation and communication but it went on ...

  8. Civil Services Reforms: a Road to Comprehensive National Security of

    are also inducted through PPSCs. Article 240-242 provide provisions for Civil Service of Pakistan and establishes Public Service Commissions for their selection. There are two broad categories of employees which fall under BS 1-16 and then BS 17 and above. The total number of employees in civil services of Pakistan today is around 0.5 Million5 ...

  9. Pakistan

    With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries.

  10. Political Administrators: The Story of the Civil Service of Pakistan

    Reforming bureaucracy continues to be a recurring theme for improving governance in Pakistan. However, the focus has remained on the higher civil service, which is federal in content and origin, whilst the provincial and local civil service-the so-called 'real face of the state' rarely draws the attention that it deserves.

  11. Reforming Pakistan's Civil Service

    Executive Summary. Decades of mismanagement, political manipulation and corruption have rendered Pakistan's civil service incapable of providing effective governance and basic public services. In public perceptions, the country's 2.4 million civil servants are widely seen as unresponsive and corrupt, and bureaucratic procedures cumbersome ...

  12. PDF Civil Service Reforms and the 18th Amendment

    Now, it is being anticipated that 18th Amendment may have an impact on the Civil Services of Pakistan. However, before we assess what impact 18th Amendment may have on the civil services, it would be appropriate to assess and evaluate the earlier reform efforts. This paper will be divided into four parts; first, it will provide a brief overview ...

  13. PDF Civil Service Reforms

    According to a UN report1 on global civil service reforms, it is generally agreed that a competent civil service has the following characteristics: it is merit-based and politically neutral; it is well-structured, "right-sized", and well-paid; it is accountable, professional, and generally free of corruption; it is relatively autonomous ...

  14. PDF A Study on the Civil Service Structure, Civil Servants Training ...

    system for lower cadres of civil service (including Local Governance School) for LGE&RDD. A competent, effective and neutral civil service is the backbone of any country's governance structure. Countries that do not have an organized civil service system are at a relative disadvantage in executing their programs and policies.

  15. Civil service reform

    THE civil service is a vital component of state capacity for countries across the world. ... Current discussions in Pakistan around the quality of the applicant pool have mostly focused on whether ...

  16. Fate of Civil Service in Pakistan: Impact of 18th Amendment

    View PDF. Fate of Civil Service in Pakistan: Impact of 18th Amendment Civil servants are the bridge between policy and its implementation. They are the middlemen who represent the practical side of governance and directly impact development. Recruiting top talent for civil service, and subsequently retaining that talent to develop professional ...

  17. Governance and Civil Services Reform in Pakistan: The Case of Punjab

    Reforming bureaucracy continues to be a recurring theme for improving governance in Pakistan. However, the focus has remained on the higher civil service, which is federal in content and origin, whilst the provincial and local civil service-the so-called 'real face of the state' rarely draws the attention that it deserves.

  18. Introduction

    Pakistan came into being on 14 th August, 1947 and its own civil service was established from the available officers who opted for Pakistan, resulting in formation of Civil Service of Pakistan (CSP). It was re-framed and re-established in 1971 under "Chapter I: Part-XII, Article 240" of the Constitution of Pakistan which gave it foundation and ...

  19. Civil Services: The backbone of Pakistani bureaucracy

    These civil servants are leaders of the future of Pakistan and they are also very much the ones who get on to be the policy makers of the country. The 12 departments (irrespective of priority and respect) of the CSP are: 1. Pakistan Customs Services (PCS) 2. Foreign Service of Pakistan (FSP) 3. Commerce & Trade Group (PCG)

  20. PDF Civil and Braucracy in Pakistan(U) Unclassified Oc None

    services into a unified grade schedule (similar to the U.S. General Schedule), and permitted lateral entry into the services. The so-called APUGS (All-Pakistan Grade System) was a modified version of the U.S. General Schedule -- a civil administrative grading system theoretically based on the principle of rank-in-position as opposed to the older

  21. Pakistan Civil Service

    THIS is apropos of Dr Muhammad Ali Siddiqui`s letter on the Pakistan Civil Service (July 27). ... If only he knew that English is the backbone of the CSS examination, for English essay, précis ...

  22. CSS Essay Outline

    CSS Essay Outline_ Civil Services Reforms - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. Essay Topic for CSS

  23. Public Civil Service Reforms in Pakistan

    The civil service of Pakistan (Establishment Wing) responsible for running the civilian bureaucratic operations and government secretariats and directorates of the Cabinet of Pakistan. ... Any decisions made on the papers can be replaced by removing the old decision paper and replaced by reinsertion of new decision paper. This practice is quite ...

  24. Figures at a glance

    How many refugees are there around the world? At least 108.4 million people around the world have been forced to flee their homes. Among them are nearly 35.3 million refugees, around 41 per cent of whom are under the age of 18.. There are also millions of stateless people, who have been denied a nationality and lack access to basic rights such as education, health care, employment and freedom ...

  25. General election guidance 2024: guidance for civil servants (HTML

    Preface 1. General elections have a number of implications for the work of departments and civil servants. These arise from the special character of government business during an election campaign ...

  26. Michigan Law Externs Learn the Law While Living Abroad

    During the winter 2024 semester, several students took advantage of the opportunity to expand their learning beyond the walls of the Law Quad and practice in one of the international externship programs the Law School offers. Whether it was working on human rights issues in Geneva or helping migrants in South Africa, each experience expanded students' legal knowledge while providing the ...

  27. Israel Pushes Into Rafah as Displaced Palestinians Search for Safety

    Mr. Miller said the U.S. position is that "we do not want to see major military operations take place" in Rafah on a scale similar to previous Israeli attacks in Khan Younis and Gaza City.

  28. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Ingress Into Punjab: Prospects and

    The TTP's recent wave of violence was preceded by the killing of two Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officials in Punjab's Khanewal district and a raid by the Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan (TJP ...