Reforming Pakistan’s Civil Service

Years of military rule have left behind a demoralized and inefficient bureaucracy that was once used to ensure regime survival. If the flaws of an unreformed bureaucracy are not urgently addressed, the government risks losing public support. Reforming Pakistan’s Civil Service, the latest report from the Ploughshares-funded International Crisis Group, analyses the structure and functioning of Pakistan’s civil bureaucracy, and identifies measures to make it more accountable and able to provide essential public services.