The federal government has assigned additional charge of the National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Division to senior bureaucrat Nadeem Mahbub, who is currently serving as Secretary of the Federal Education and Professional Training Division. The appointment was announced through a notification issued by the Establishment Division on October 16, 2026. According to Notification No….
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has launched a strong criticism of Pakistan’s bureaucracy, describing it as the country’s “real and permanent rulers.” He argued that senior bureaucrats have remained largely beyond effective accountability throughout Pakistan’s history, unlike politicians and other powerful groups. Asif said the bureaucracy had gradually developed into a powerful and largely untouchable class….
Recent remarks by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, stating that Pakistan’s governance system has “collapsed,” have reignited debate over the country’s administrative challenges. However, a new analysis argues that the real cause of the governance crisis is the long-term weakening of Pakistan’s civil bureaucracy rather than the number of provinces or administrative units. According to the…
