Restructuring CSS

In an opinion piece published by Dawn (Pakistan), a former civil servant argues that Pakistan's bureaucracy has resisted reform for nearly eight decades, despite some forty commissions and committees. The author proposes six concrete changes, including abolishing the elite Central Superior Services label, dismantling the all-Pakistan services, and merging the trade and customs bureaucracies. He also calls for job-specific recruitment, monetizing perks, and ending direct induction of military officers into civilian posts. The piece contends that without fixing the bureaucracy first, any broader governance reform will fail.

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