The Committee on Civil Service Reforms has proposed sweeping changes to modernize Pakistan’s civil bureaucracy and make it more efficient, performance-driven, and accountable.
Chaired by Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal, the committee reviewed human resource models from the Pakistan Army, the corporate sector, and international best practices.
It concluded that the current civil service structure is outdated and unable to meet modern governance challenges.
The committee studied the Pakistan Army’s promotion and evaluation system and found it highly structured and merit-based. Unlike the civil service, where most officers expect automatic promotions, the Army follows strict performance ceilings and competitive advancement.
Based on this model, the committee recommended major reforms in recruitment, training, promotions, and performance evaluation.
It proposed that civil service promotion boards should assess officers objectively and interact with reporting officers before final decisions.
The committee also suggested a new three-tier rating system for performance evaluation and called for exam-based selection for senior management courses such as MCMC, SMC, and NMC. Officers who fail to qualify after three attempts may face early retirement.
Training reforms also form a key part of the proposal. The committee recommended longer and more specialized training programs, with at least 50 percent of the curriculum focused on domain-specific skills.
Learning from the corporate sector, the committee emphasized linking promotions and career progression to measurable Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). It also recommended 360-degree evaluations, transparent performance reviews, and succession planning.
The reforms aim to create a professional, merit-based civil service that delivers better governance and public services. The government is expected to review and implement these recommendations in phases.
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Induction in civil service should be on professionalism audit and accounts be given to chartered accountants railway to mechanical engineering’s postal to professional people to compete TCS and other couriers
The selection must be based on post specific qualifications. Only people with required skills say for fiance, energy, IR, engineering etc be selected for the particular ministry. Having a MA English etc in finance ministry makes no sense.