Muhammad Asif Raza (PAS)

Having its roots in the former Civil Service of Pakistan (CSP), the District Management Group (DMG) despite the recent historic restructuring of power and authority in Pakistan, continues to maintain its niche of being a central and one of the most coveted Administrative service groups of the Civil Service of Pakistan albeit with a slightly changed scope and mandate. The DMG basically draws its vigor from its singular service structure having forward and backward linkages Its unique service organization, on one hand attracts the top achievers in the civil services examination to this Group, and subsequently this structure having enormous horizontal and vertical mobility chances enables the selected officers to occupy critical and leading administrative positions from the very beginning of their careers. It is again these vast horizontal mobility opportunities, which facilitate most challenging openings to the DMG officers. They usually begin careers as administrative officers of Govern...

District Management Group or DMG, is an elite cadre of the Civil Service of Pakistan . Officers in this group are recruited through a competitive examination held once a year by the Federal Public Service Commission of Pakistan. Those selected for this group have to undergo a two-year training programme at the Civil Services Academy (CSA) in Lahore, Pakistan . The Indian Civil Service (ICS)—also known once as Imperial Civil Service, predecessor of the Civil Service of Pakistan and District Management Group—was established by the British to bolster the British Raj . After Indian independence , the ICS component ceded to Pakistan was renamed the Pakistan Administrative Service. Later it was named the Civil Service of Pakistan. In 1954, an agreement was reached between the Governor General of Pakistan and the governors of the provinces to constitute an All-Pakistan service. Under administrative reforms of 1973, the name of Civil Service of Pakistan was changed to All-Pakistan Unified ...

ISLAMABAD, July 20 (APP): Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr. Asim Hussain said the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project will be completed by 2012. Talking to a private news channel on Wednesday, he said that Iran has completed its work on laying pipeline while Pakistan would resume its work within six months.He said that survey on Pak-Iran gas pipeline project was launched and it is expected to complete the whole task by the end of 2014.The estimated cost of the project is $1.2 billion and the talks with different companies for laying the pipeline on Pakistani side are in progress, he said. The minister said that feasibility report was being prepared and after this process, the tenders would be invited for choosing the best companies so that the project could be completed in a proper manner, he added. “Our dependence on Pak-Iran pipeline was very high and there is no other substitute at present to meet the growing demand of the energy,” he said. He expressed hope th...

ISLAMABAD, Jul 19 (APP): A female Pakistani DMG officer has been awarded the prestigious French knighthood for distinguished and extra ordinary services for strengthening and promoting cooperation between the Law Enforcement Agencies of Pakistan and France. Mrs. Amna Imran Khan, a DMG Officer , was conferred the “Ordre National du Merite” by President Nicholas Sarkozy of France. The Ambassador of France Daniel Jouanneau hosted an impressive award ceremony at the Embassy of France for conferring the prestigious award, basically meant for French Nationals, but in rare cases is also awarded to foreigners. Amna Imran termed it a source of inspiration for the Pakistani females and a matter of great honor and pride for Pakistan. The ceremony was attend by parliamentarians, diplomats, senior civil servants, business entrepreneurs, law enforcement officers, and prominent members of the civil society. Prominent among the guests were former Prime Minister Chaudhary Shujaat Hussain, Chairperson ...

Opting for the civil service impregnably on the grounds that it will be lucrative, well-paid, full of portentous perks and privileges, unprecedented power vs authority nexus, the quality of accommodation etc. must not be the core reasons to join the services. Firstly, one needs to be very realist, i believe, while choosing civil services as a career. One should join the civil service with an intent to serve the nation no matter it is at home or abroad. Every cadre has its discerning pros and cons. One comes to the reality, and nuts and bolts of a particular service when one joins it. Secondly, civil service is not about money minting. Civil service is about the honour, prestige and the tag you carry to serve your people and country. Thirdly, before joining civil service one should analyse what one has got to offer to one's country and service by meticulously assessing one's personality not on the grounds what a particular service has got to offer him. If someone opts for any se...

“One of lessons of history is that you cannot take any civilization for granted. Its permanency is never assured. There is always a dark age waiting for you around the corner, if you play your cards badly and make sufficient mistakes.” Richard M. Nixon "It is not that Pakistan has failed but the interests of self-seeking adventurers" - Omar Kureshi Today Pakistan is grappling with economic, energy, governance and political crisis whereas, on the other hand it faces mammoth existential threat in the form of terrorism and a nationwide insurgency. The impotency of political leadership and its inability to cope with these challenges have tagged Pakistan as a failed state. Despite all this, the situation is further compounding from bad to worse. International media has left no stone unturned to fish in the troubled waters. It is an extremely perplexing situation for Pakistan. According to a US-based Foreign Policy journal, Pakistan is contending Somalia, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Chad, Dem...

The creation of new provinces is a constitutional and legitimate right as enshrined in the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan. Srikistan has become a buzz word and it is being exploited by the native politicians. Though poverty persists and there are rare good health and educational facilities in southern Punjab yet the creation of new province cannot solve this problem alone. It is a matter of poor governance, and only good governance can ameliorate the grudges of those living in southern Punjab. Therefore, i have follwoing reservations over the creation of new provinces: Who will guarantee that the poor will get their share after the creation of new provinces? Who will ensure that there will be better educational and health facilities, and improved infrastructure? Who will hold the onus to shrug off the rampant feudal system in the new province? These feudals? Why should the simpletons believe that the political leaders will safeguard their interests? Presently, most MNAs from southern Pu...

Dear Readers, First, in the prelude of my previous post i stated that the creation of a new province is a constitutional, legitimate and democratic right. But it is a high time and this demand would surely open a pandora's box and our country can ill afford at this critical juncture. Second, our honourable Prime Minister and some other renowned ministers are from the southern Punjab. If the creation of a new province is purely based upon the agendum of development as per the aspirations of the people, why don't the aboriginals press hard upon the said stakeholders to expedite the matter of development there? The locals must seize this opportunity to get the panjandrums focus on the development of infrastructure, education, health care etc. Some development projects have been initiated at the behest of the PM. Third, you have impulsively quoted and compared the present circumstances with that of united India. Both scenarios have different aspects and paradigms. But alarming pove...

PAKISTAN REVISED PAY SCALES 2011 REVISED PAY STRUCTURE FOR CIVIL SERVANTS OF PAKISTAN 2011-2012 See ORIGINAL NOTIFICATION of the Finance Division Issued on 04 July, 2011 HERE Grade Initial Basic Increment House Rent BPS-1 4800 150 2160 BPS-2 4900 170 2205 BPS-3 5050 200 2273 BPS-4 5200 230 2340 BPS-5 5400 260 2430 BPS-6 5600 290 2520 BPS-7 5800 320 2610 BPS-8 6000 350 2700 BPS-9 6200 380 2790 BPS-10 6400 420 2880 BPS-11 6600 445 2970 BPS-12 7000 500 ...

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Islamabad, the 23rd May, 2011 PRESS NOTE Subject:- COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (CSS), 2010 FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS UNDER FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN BS-17 No.F.2/4/2011-CE. The candidates whose Roll Numbers and Names are given in the following statement (in order of merit) have finally qualified the Competitive Examination, 2010 for recruitment to posts (BS-17) under the Federal Government. MNO RNO NAME DOMICILE 1 06960 RANA ABDUL AZIZ PUNJAB 2 07570 SYEDAH RAMALLAH ALI PUNJAB 3 00544 ABDULLAH NAYYAR SHEIKH K.P.K 4 03223 SHAH FAHAD GBFATA 5 06161 MUHAMMAD ASIF RAZA PUNJAB 6 07687 UMARA KHAN K.P.K 7 06334 MUHAMMAD JAWAD AJMAL PUNJAB 8 10839 HAFIZ MUHAMMAD SAAD NAWAZ QAISRANI PUNJAB 9 10982 MUHAMMAD ALI ASGHAR PUNJAB 10 07647 TAUQEER MUHAMMAD NAEEM PUNJAB 11 06094 MUHAMMAD ALI BUKHARI PUNJAB 12 07183 SALMAN KHAN PUNJAB 13 10957 MIAN BEHZAD ADIL K.P.K 14 04701 ABDULLAH AHMAD PUNJAB 15 07698 UMER JAVED PUNJAB 16 06173 MUHAMMAD ATIF PUNJAB 17 06778 NAUMAN ASGHAR PUN...