Making civil service reform in Pakistan: Some principles.

Civil service reform is in the air since Prime Minister Imran Khan’s speech. A spate articles are coming out in the papers. I am afraid that these reforms will go the same way as in the past — some window dressing, a change in nomenclature with further centralization and more power to a DMG like service. Islamabad always grows in power!

This is an important reform! The whole society and our best brains should be engaged in making this happen. Most important of all, the Prime Minister and the cabinet must be fully engaged in making…