Pakistan Civil Service : Concubine Of politicians
The bald headed gentleman, with grey sideburns and a face to which crinkles had started making inroads, was fuming. “Do I deserve all this? I have given prime period of my life to Public Service. I served for more than three decades honestly and selflessly. On my retirement, the government allots me a plot in the capital city on which I cannot raise a house during at least next ten years… or maybe more but who will survive by that time? And who cares?” “Your problem is genuine” I intervened. “You are not the only one facing this--- but then, what is the solution?” “Solution is simple” he says. “Hand over this task to Pakistan Army and I assure you that every civil servant will be able to start constructing his house on the next day of his retirement, if not earlier.” Burst out by this tormented retired public servant reminds one of readers’ letters which keep on appearing in national dailies impressing on the Government to assign the civil housing schemes to Defence. ...