After a decade of PPP and PML(N) rule the country suffered from bad governance which had become the norm. An editorial aptly entitled ‘Bad governance as the hallmark of PML-N rule’ published in national daily on March 16, 2017 maintained that it began from the first day and had continued. The arbitrary hike in the sales tax soon after coming to power had to be withdrawn since it could not have been imposed until Parliament passed the Finance Bill. Much later, the Supreme Court canceled promotions of senior officials by a selection board headed by the Prime Minister on grounds…
Author: Sohail Mahmood
Given the dysfunctional nature of most public services in the country, there is an urgency in adopting a modernization agenda for capacity building to deliver required outcomes. It is important to adopt a holistic approach for the modernization task. The plan will be spearheaded by a Modernization Unit created for the purpose in the Prime Minister office. A detailed Action Plan will be devised for each state sector (such as education, health, commerce, communications, agriculture) both at the federal level, and the provincial levels. A very simplified transformation process would basically include three stages, namely: Action Plan formulation Sector Tasks…
Pakistan faces complex challenges, both external and internal, that needs bold actions by the new PTI government. Determined leadership and resolve by the new government can set the direction for the next five years. It is very important to get it right the first time around. Much is expected from the PTI by the people of Pakistan. It is crucial that some early success is achieved for setting the direction of the government. This list is not exhaustive by any means but can become a good beginning for the new government. Therefore, the new PTI government must take the following…