Performance Challenges for the Civil Service of Pakistan

Ghazal Khawaja Hummayun Akhtar, Sumrin Kalia

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Bureaucracy is crucial to any government. Pakistan's fundamental problems of governance are political in nature and are not due to lack of technical expertise. Performance is hugely compromised due to power rift between different political and military segments of the country resulting in poor quality of service delivery and slow growth. The vested interests of these elements hinder any major reform efforts as maintaining the status quo is their priority. The civil servants are also extensions of these power circles and they too have no inclination of bringing about any major change in the structure. This paper analyses the role of civil services in Pakistan's failure as a welfare state and discusses the causes of their inability to perform well.