It was no ordinary call. I was awaiting it for quite some time now; “Qudrat”, my cousin Riaz phoned in a panicked voice, “quickly rush to the hospital; Baba has expired.”
This was the sad news of passing away of my father. The most painful moment I was waiting for months had just come; father was [...]
The human history unveils many of the civilizations which left their homelands only because of the scarcity of water. The East India Company inaugurated the modern irrigation system in Sub Continent and proved their abilities to utilize the local resources with their management skills. In 1947, after the division of Sub Continent, Pakistan got the [...]
Recently concluded shendful campaigning of Punjab chapter of PCS Officers against their more privileged counterpart- the District Management Group or more commonly called the DMG, has opened a new debate in the press about the extraordinary role played by the Civil Service of Pakistan in the national development and political affairs. Different opinions have already [...]
While the pivotal role of civil service for aptly maintaining statecraft, anywhere in the world, is self-evident, the historical renovation of the institution of bureaucracy proves it the force-multiplier which is quintessentially important for policy formation besides implementing developmental agenda or bringing socio-economic changes. Modern States have therefore, developed institutions like public service commission to [...]
Corporal punishment is the gravest violation of fundamental rights of the children. All children need enabling environment to grow up. On the other hand, corporal punishments badly blemish their overall behavior and also hinder psychological growth. According to a UN report on cruelty against children, around 40 million children succumb to some type of violence [...]
Rule of law, vibrant judicial system, public safety & security of the masses are the most conspicuous hallmarks of any modern-day civilized society. The history of world civilizations also verify that their socio-economic growth and intellectual development were a result of strong institution building, firm rule of law and a public friendly system of administration [...]
No other nation or any ethnic community, in the known world history, has ever been entrapped in the longest protracted conflict as the Hindus and Muslim of sub-continent are, since 712 AD, when the legendary Muslim general Muhammad Bin Qasim attacked India. Historically speaking, both the nations are prisoners of a zero sum game since [...]
The latest ‘National Corruption Perception Survey-2010’ of Transparency International Pakistan-the local partner of global not for profit conglomerate striving to eradicate corruption around the globe, should be an eye opener for all of us. What is more alarming is that democracy has failed to root out corruption; rather the scope of it is increased manifold. [...]
Pakistan is a victim of bad-governance and corruption. Due to institutional decay and slackness of the top Babus, government infrastructure, especially in smaller districts and tehsils where gubernatorial feudal elite and the corrupt officials often make lives of the hapless a living hell, has been dangerously weakened. In this backdrop, the efforts of Mr. Zubair [...]
The recent spate of manhandling of a University Professor namely Dr. Iftikhar Baloch by Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) activists, in the largest and the oldest seat of higher learning in Pakistan is the most tragic incident in the history of the institution which claims three Nobel laureates were from this University.
According to the published media [...]
