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...