Saud Bin Ahsen
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Saud Bin Ahsen is Post-Grad student of Public Administration at Institute of Administrative Sciences (IAS), University of the Punjab, Lahore. He is interested in Comparative Public Administration, Post-Colonial Literature, and South Asian Politics.
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Op-ed: Definition of Grace – Letter to Successor Presidents
One of the most crucial aspects of a functioning democracy is the peaceful transfer of power from one administration to the next. More importantly,...
December 2019 Issue
Politicization of Civil Services in Pakistan
A well-functioning civil service helps to foster sound policymaking and regulation, effective coordination between institutions of governance as well as service delivery, accountability, and...
Op-Ed
POLITICIZATION OF CIVIL SERVICES IN PAKISTAN
The Civil Services in Pakistan have colonial origins. A competent, effective and neutral civil service is the backbone of any country’s governance structure. Countries...
Digital Magazine
Rights of Transgenders in Pakistan
Gender identity is perhaps the most important aspect which determines the psycho-social behavior of humans. A gender identity crisis not only leads to a...
Global Village
Climate change and worsening water situation in Pakistan
Saud Bin Ahsen |The Indus River and its tributaries form the veritable lifeline of Pakistan. The water system in Pakistan currently comprises of 3...
China
Energy projects under CPEC: Financial lifeline for Pakistan
Saud Bin Ahsen |Pakistan’s energy crisis, emanating from a significant gap between generation and supply became acute in the 1990s. By 2006, the gap...
Digital Magazine
SEZs: The Economic Gold Mines
Special Economic Zones (SEZ) are promoted around the globe, mainly in less developed countries, as a strategy to industrialize, accelerate economic growth and fast...
Global Village
Consequences of Undernutrition-Reduced Future Productivity of Children
Saud Bin Ahsen |Nutrition is a maker and a marker of a country’s sustainable development. The World including Pakistan is confronting a huge challenge...
Business
There is Nothing Special about Special Economic Zones – Saud Bin Ahsen
Saud Bin Ahsen |Special Economic Zones (SEZ) are promoted around the globe mainly in the less developed countries as a strategy to industrialize, accelerate...
Global Village
Platinum Birthday felicitations Tariq Ali – Saud Bin Ahsen
Saud Bin Ahsen |The sun rises later and later now, and I, who only a month ago could sit with latte every morning watching...
Digital Magazine
Police Service: Challenges & Reforms
In Pakistan, the words “police” and “reforms” seldom feature in the same sentence. In fact, most Pakistanis would say that they are the antithesis...
Global Village
Police Service-Challenges and Reforms
Saud Bin Ahsen |In Pakistan, the words “police” and “reforms” seldom feature in the same sentence. In fact, most Pakistanis would say that they...