Who’s afraid of patwari? on May 14, 2019Supreme Court, of recent, held a view that more or less said that Patwari system has to go and must be substituted with more modern registration system. If we could do so much development since our colonist left, why couldn’t we remove the Patwari? If one were to buy land in Pakistan and came across […]
Production order on February 15, 2019Shahbaz Sharif didn’t appear in the Accountability Court for arraignment on corruption charges because he was ill and busy in the Public Accounts Committee meeting at the same time. The judge was very rightly displeased and ordered his presence on another date. The ensuing issue is significant and remains rather difficult to answer. Does his […]
Judgments should speak for judges on January 22, 2019The eventful tenure of honourable retired chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar came to an end on Thursday, January 17, 2019. A ceremony was held in his honour, where Supreme Court (SC) Justice Asif Saeed Khosa was next in line of succession. The incoming CJP’s view on Article 184(3) of the Constitution is extremely […]
Kettle Calling Pot Black — The Blame Game on January 7, 2019Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has to have moral courage to speak the truth. Tensions between Pakistan and India could reduce only if there is change in Indian attitude and positive approach in communicating with Pakistan. India is a major source of terrorism in Pakistan. Keeping with its ugly tradition of violating the ceasefire agreement […]
Peace in Afghanistan and Pakistan on December 21, 2018Pakistan censures the US’ religious freedom report, says the state department’s report was politically motivated, is aimed at pressurizing Pakistan and also to hide American failure in Afghanistan. Such a report has no meaning when president Trump has sought Pakistan’s help on the Taliban issue and Pakistan has already taken action in this context as […]
Pakistan’s dilemma on November 11, 2018A fire-fighting approach is not the way to solve problems of a serious nature and real issues that require a comprehensive resolution to ensure that people respect court orders, and that the writ of the state is firmly established. In the absence of such a scenario, disobedience of the authority of the government and the […]
Translating political vision into reality on October 13, 2018Prime Minister Imran Khan, wants bureaucracy to play a role in translating the political vision into reality. Addressing the participants of the 109 National Management Course from the National School of Public Policy (NSPP), Imran Khan said, that the bureaucracy had a huge responsibility to deliver and come upto the expectations of the nation. Highlighting […]
Merit civil service, policy and linkages on October 10, 2018Government today is a large-scale administrative job requiring experts to operate it. Unless the electorate is given the opportunity to change the key experts as well as the politicians, elections will lose much of their significance. This problem will become more and more significant as efforts are made to increase the economic and social welfare […]
Civil services on October 2, 2018Civil Services reform and the continued renewal of the system of government is of vital significance to ensure effective delivery to the satisfaction of the people. Any deliberation to improve the quality of civil services has to be essentially viewed in the context of linkages, like the system of education, its quality; the dominant ideology […]
Development paved with good intentions on September 19, 2018The real focus should be on building and strengthening institutions. Positivity always helps in achieving goals and objectives. The motto for the new political set-up under Imran Khan’s leadership should be, do the right thing and do things right. Rethink, reform restructure to achieve what could satisfy the people’s needs and their aspirations. The parliament […]