March 2013

‘We need a smart bureaucracy which is efficient and does not delay things.’

Mian Waheed-ud-Din Joint Secretary (Public Affairs) at Prime Minister’s Secretariat. PAS, 18th Common Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): Did you join Civil Service by choice, or was that your destiny which pushed you into this profession? Mian Waheed-ud-Din: I joined Civil Service by choice. Previously, I worked as a fighter pilot in Pakistan Air Force (PAF), but then I decided to …

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Leadership Deficit

The turmoil and crisis going on in nearly every part of the world, be it US or Europe or even Asia, signifies that leaders of substance are missing. The new world disorder has created a demand for a commodity that is not only rare but almost extinct. If we were to give a global advertisement for this scarce resource it …

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London Summit and Reconciliation in Afghanistan

The four-tier leadership of three countries discussed two crucial issues at one platform. They discussed the Afghan-led peace and reconciliation process and how to strengthen joint efforts to address extremism and advance regional peace and stability and, for the first time, they set a target of six months for a reconciliation process to succeed in Afghanistan. Pakistan, Afghanistan and the …

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