Stories by Syed Saadat
To avoid scrutiny, lawmakers can now conjure a security threat.
Published 29 Jan, 2026 07:43am
To paint the majority of bureaucrats as corrupt is unfair.
Published 21 Aug, 2025 07:04am
The state must reimagine what it expects from civil servants.
Published 11 Aug, 2025 07:12am
Let’s politicise the civil service properly.
Published 23 Jul, 2025 08:16am
Will the IMF demand prove an exercise in futility?
Published 18 Feb, 2025 07:52am
Civil servants must be daring enough to share their feedback on policies.
Published 31 Aug, 2024 05:49am
Salaried individuals are the easiest route to raising taxes.
Published 08 Aug, 2024 08:53am
There is no official law — just the official who is the law.
Published 21 May, 2024 07:32am
Nobody tells the bureaucrat what to do if a gun is put to his head.
Updated 24 Feb, 2024 03:11pm
The process of selection should be transparent and public.
Published 31 Oct, 2023 07:36am
Everything legal is not legitimate.
Published 08 Sep, 2023 07:35am
Most bureaucrats are living in the last century.
Published 28 Jun, 2023 07:39am
Many civil servants use social media for self-projection.
Published 18 Dec, 2022 04:39am
Tax officials are oblivious to the ground realities.
Published 24 Nov, 2022 06:51am
There is a need to overhaul the system of promotions.
Published 10 Nov, 2022 07:15am
What has been happening in Punjab is appalling.
Updated 18 Aug, 2022 09:14am
Many bureaucrats have no choice but to call it a day.
Published 01 Jun, 2022 07:45am
Some things may be legal but not legitimate.
Published 23 May, 2022 07:57am
The reasons for PTI's fall might seem complex but, in fact, they are as simple as those of its rise.
Updated 14 Apr, 2022 08:10am
The babus are killing both time and dreams...
Published 20 Mar, 2022 07:38am
