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18 August Dawn Opinion with Meaning & Translation

Public service
THERE is a famous saying attributed to the second
rightly guided Caliph Hazrat Umar which says that if
a dog dies hungry on the banks of the Euphrates,
Umar would be responsible for dereliction of duty.
The above saying indicates the sense of
responsibility of the head of state. Indeed, the
safety, security and protection of all citizens is the
prime responsibility of the state. Besides, the state is
also supposed to do everything possible for the well-
being of citizens living under its protection. This is
done with the help of state employees (public
servants). The state can be effective if public
servants, also known as the bureaucracy, perform to
the best of their ability.
Unfortunately, the historical record of Muslim lands
presents a very gloomy picture in this connection.
With the exception of a few, the majority of public
servants, including the rulers, have remained callous
and insensitive to their responsibilities towards the
people. For example, Muslims ruled the Indian
subcontinent for nearly 1,000 years. They built many
palaces and fortresses all over their jurisdiction and
patronised art and culture but mostly ignored their
primary responsibility — public welfare. They spent
lavishly on their self-aggrandizement and rarely paid
attention to public welfare.
‫خدمت‬ ‫عوا‬
‫خل فہ ثا ح ت عمر ر ﷲ عنہ م سوب ا ک‬
‫مشہور قول کہ ا ر فرات کنار ا ک کتا ب بھو ا مر‬
‫ذمہ دار‬ ‫جا تو عمر ر ﷲ عنہ فرائض م کوتا‬
‫وں ۔‬
‫مذکوره اﻻ جملہ راه ممل ت احساس ذمہ داری‬
‫ تحفظ‬،‫شاند کرتا ۔ درحق قت تمام شہ وں ا تحفظ‬
،‫اور تحفظ ر است اول ذمہ داری ۔ اس عﻼوه‬
‫ر است کو اپ تحفظ م ر وا شہ وں بہبود ل‬
‫ر ممکن کوشش کرنا چا ۔ یہ اری مﻼزم ) اری‬
‫مﻼزم ( مدد ک ا جاتا ۔ ر است اس صورت م‬
‫ ج بیوروک‬، ‫جب اری مﻼزم‬ ‫موثر و سک‬
‫ اپ صﻼح ت مطابق ارکرد ا مظا ره‬، ‫ب کہا جاتا‬
‫ک ں۔‬
‫زم ا تار ر ارڈ اس‬ ‫مسلمانوں‬ ‫دقسم‬
‫سلس م بہت تلخ تص ر پ ش کرتا ۔ چند ا ک کو‬
‫ا ت عوام‬ ‫ ح مرانوں سم ت اری مﻼزم‬،‫چھوڑ کر‬
‫۔‬ ‫ن از اور حس ر‬ ‫تئ اپ ذمہ دار وں‬
‫مثال طور پر مسلمانوں برصغ ا و ند پر تق ا‬
‫ا ک زار سال تک حکومت ۔ انہوں اپ دائره اخت ار‬
‫م بہت محﻼت اور قل بنا اور فن اور ثقافت‬
‫ل کن ز اده تر اپ ب ادی ذمہ داری ع عوا‬ ‫رس‬
‫فﻼح و بہبود کو نظر انداز ک ا۔ انہوں اپ عزت نفس پر‬
‫بہت ز اده خ چ ک ا اور عوا فﻼح و بہبود پر شاذ و نادر‬
‫توجہ دی۔‬
‫اس ط ح خود سندی ا ک مثال مغل شہ شاه ﷴ شاه‬
29 ‫ تک تق ا‬1748 1719 ‫رنگ ﻼ متعلق جس‬
‫سال حکومت ۔ ان دور حکومت م ایرا مانڈر نادر‬
‫ندوستان پر حملہ ک ا ل کن شہ شاه کو عوا‬ ‫شاه‬
‫تحفظ فکر م نظر آ ۔ اس مش ا اپ ڈ ٹ‬
‫کر ر ل کن جب ایرا ف ج ت ی ق ب آر ت ۔‬

An example of such self-aggrandizement pertains to

Mughal Emperor Mohammad Shah Rangeela who
ruled for about 29 years from 1719 to 1748. During
his reign, the Iranian commander Nader Shah
invaded India but the emperor seemed least
concerned about public security. His advisers kept
him updated but he did not bat an eyelid while the
Iranian army was fast approaching.

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As the anecdote goes, he used to say ‘hanooz Dilli
dur ast’ (Delhi is still far away.) His army and ‫ وه کہ تھ ’ نوز ِد دور است‘ )دہ‬، ‫ج سا کہ قصہ‬
bureaucracy were in complete disarray. As a result, ‫اب دور ۔( اس ف ج اور اف شا م مل طور پر‬
Nader Shah’s invasion was followed by the looting ‫ نادر شاه حم‬،‫طور پر‬ ‫ان شار ا ش ار ت ۔ ن ی‬
and plunder of Delhi. Nader Shah took away ‫لوٹ مار اور لوٹ مار وع و ۔ نادر شاه‬ ‫عد دہ‬
immense riches, including the Koh-i-Noor and the ‫کوه نور اور مور ا تخت سم ت پناه دولت لوٹ ۔‬
Peacock Throne.

‫۔‬ ‫ا ام ا ک مقدس امانت‬ ‫اری مﻼزم‬

‫بروقت مسائل ا پتہ ل ا اور اس‬ ‫یہ قسط اری مﻼزم‬

‫ا م ت پر روش ڈال‬ ‫مطابق صحیح ال س اں بنا‬
The job of public servants is a sacred trust. ‫ورت جو بہت‬ ‫۔ م تار ـ ـخ س کھ‬
‫۔‬ ‫ن ات فرا م کر‬ ‫س کھ‬

‫اری مﻼزم جو حکومت روزمره معامﻼت کو چﻼ‬

The episode underlines the importance of public
‫ل ر است طرف مﻼزم ہ بھاری ذمہ دار اں نبھا‬
servants ascertaining problems in a timely fashion
‫ جو انہ ﻻپرواه نہ‬، ‫ہ ۔ ان ا ام ا ک مقدس امانت‬
and making the right policies accordingly. We need
، ‫ وه سما‬، ‫نا‬ ‫و دی ۔ ر است نگہ ان و‬
to learn from history which provides many learning
‫طور پر عوا تحفظ اور فﻼح و بہبود کو‬ ‫اخﻼ اور مذ‬
points.
‫ انہ چارج شده اور‬،‫ابند ہ ۔ عض اوقات‬ ‫قی بنا‬
‫پولرائزڈ س ا ماحول م شد د د اؤ م ام کرنا پڑتا‬
‫دوران پ شہ ورانہ‬ ‫اری فرائض انجام د‬ ‫ل کن اپ‬
‫ خلوص اور آزادی کو برقرار رکھنا پڑتا‬،‫ د انتداری‬،‫نظم و ض ط‬
The public servants who are employed by the state
‫۔‬
to run day-to-day affairs of government carry heavy
responsibilities. Their job is a sacred trust, which
does not allow them to be careless. Being ‫ا ستان ا ک اسﻼ جمہور ہ اور ا ستان خدمت کرنا‬
custodians of the state, they are socially, morally ‫ت م ل م ادف ۔ ﷲ تعا ٰ فرماتا "اے‬ ‫امانت ال‬
and religiously duty-bound to ensure public safety ‫ا مان والو ﷲ اور اس رسول خ انت نہ کرو اور نہ جان‬
and welfare. Sometimes, they have to work under ‫ر‬ ‫(۔ اسﻼم م‬8:27) ‫بوجھ کر اپ امانتوں م خ انت کرو‬
acute pressure in a charged and polarised political ‫اری مﻼزم کو اس‬ ‫ اس ل‬، ‫فرد ﷲ سام جوا ده‬
environment but have to maintain professional ‫نص حت کو ذ ن م رکھنا چا ۔‬
discipline, integrity, sincerity and independence
while discharging their official duties.

Pakistan is an Islamic republic and serving Pakistan is

akin to fulfilling the Divine trust (amanat). Allah says
“O’ you who believe! Betray not Allah and His
Messenger, nor betray knowingly your trusts
(8:27)”. In Islam, every individual is answerable to
Allah, therefore public servants need to keep this
admonition in mind.

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Pakistan has inherited the erstwhile British system
of civil service. Though periodic changes have been
made in the system, it needs total restructuring to
meet the demands of public service. In 2006, the
government constituted a National Commission on
Government Reforms, tasked with producing an
analysis and recommendations on how the
government, its institutions and infrastructure could
become more effective to meet the social, economic
and political challenges that Pakistan faces. The
report, produced after lengthy deliberations, is
comprehensive and covers many aspects such as the
restructuring of government at the federal and
provincial levels, strengthening of district
governments, re-----organisation of civil services,
revamping of human resource management policies
and practices, etc.
The government should ensure merit in recruitment,
training, postings, promotions and transfers. Over
the last few decades, new knowledge regarding
office automation, e-filing and other best practices
has come to light and new ways of service delivery
have been introduced. In order to serve the people
better, public servants have to update their
knowledge, evaluate their work and refresh their
zeal and commitment periodically to improve
governance and service delivery.
Many believe that the bureaucracy in Pakistan is
bloated, corrupt and inefficient. These inadequacies
need to be addressed. Bureaucrats should be
equipped with tools to resist temptation in an
environment where political loyalty is privileged
over competence. They are expected to do the right
thing — even when it’s not easy. They should uphold
the highest professional and ethical standards and
understand the high expectations the public has
from them.
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‫ا ستان کو سول وس ا سا قہ برطانوی نظام وراثت م‬
‫ ل کن‬، ‫مﻼ ۔ ا رچہ نظام م وقتا فوقتا ت د ل اں گ ہ‬
‫ل اس م مل‬ ‫عوا خدمت تقاضوں کو پورا کر‬
‫ حکومت حکوم‬، ‫ م‬2006 ‫ورت ۔‬ ‫تنظ م نو‬
‫ جس ا ام اس‬،‫اصﻼحات پر ا ک قو م شن شک ل د ا‬
‫ات ا تج ہ اور سفارشات پ ش کرنا تھا کہ ا ستان کو‬
‫ اقتصادی اور س ا چ لنجوں نمٹ‬، ‫در ش سما‬
‫ اس ادار اور انفراس کچر کس ط ح ز اده‬،‫ل حکومت‬
‫عد ت ار گ یہ‬ ‫موثر و سک ہ ۔ ط ل غور و خوض‬
‫ر ورٹ جامع اور اس م وفا اور ص ا سطحوں پر‬
‫ سول‬، ‫ ضل حکومتوں مضبو‬،‫حکومت تنظ م نو‬
‫ ا سا وسائل انتظام ال سیوں اور‬،‫تنظ م نو‬ ‫و‬
‫ط قوں اصﻼح وغ ه ج ک پہلوؤں ا احاطہ ک ا گ ا‬
‫۔‬
‫ ترقیوں اور ت ادلوں م‬،‫ پوس نگ‬،‫ ت ت‬، ‫حکومت بھر‬
‫ آفس‬،‫م ٹ کو قی بنا ۔ چھ چند دہائیوں دوران‬
‫ ای فائلنگ اور د گر بہ ن ط قوں حوا‬،‫آٹوم شن‬
‫ن ا علم سام آ ا اور وس ڈ لیوری ن ط متعارف‬
‫اری مﻼزم کو‬ ‫کرا گ ہ ۔ عوام بہ خدمت ل‬
‫ اپ ام ا جائزه لینا و ا اور‬،‫اپ علم کو اپ ڈ ٹ کرنا و ا‬
‫ل وقتا فوقتا‬ ‫کو بہ بنا‬ ‫گورن س اور خدمات فرا‬
‫اپ جوش اور عزم کو تازه کرنا و ا۔‬
‫بہت لوگوں ا خ ال کہ ا ستان م بیوروک‬
‫ ک ٹ اور نا اره ۔ ان کوتا یوں کو دور کر‬، ‫پھو و‬
‫ماحول م فتنہ ا مقا لہ‬ ‫ورت ۔ بیوروک س کو ا‬
‫آﻻت ل س ونا چا جہاں س ا وفاداری کو‬ ‫کر‬
‫کہ وه‬ ‫اہل ت پر فوق ت حاصل و۔ ان توقع جا‬
‫صحیح ام ک ں — یہاں تک کہ جب یہ آسان نہ و۔ انہ‬
‫اع ٰ ت ن پ شہ ورانہ اور اخﻼ مع ارات کو برقرار رکھنا‬
‫چا اور عوام ان اع ٰ توقعات کو سمجھنا چا ۔‬