PUBLIC POLICY IN

PAKISTAN
By
ALTAF EZID KHAN
Secretary, PWD, Punjab
Lecture No. 11
PRESENTATION
SEQUENCE
Key Government Objectives and their
importance
Key Problems Areas hindering the
achievement of objectives
Key strategies to achieve the
objectives
KEY GOVERNMENT
OBJECTIVES
Internal Security
Economic Stabilization
Social Justice
Regulatory Mechanism
Citizen Grievance Redressal
Mechanism
Cont
KEY GOVERNMENT
OBJECTIVES
Internal Security
Law & Order
Proper Police Functioning
Crime Reduction
Litigation
Inexpensive Justice
Cont
KEY GOVERNMENT
OBJECTIVES
Economic Stabilization
Impetus to Growth
Employment opportunities to be
enhanced
Industrialization both high
technology and agro-based
Export Oriented
Cont
KEY GOVERNMENT
OBJECTIVE
Social Justice
Equity and Social Development
Reduction of Poverty
Pro-poor strategies
Social Protection to Women,
Minorities and Special Persons
Cont
KEY GOVERNMENT
OBJECTIVE
Regulatory Mechanism
State to be More efficient and more
effective


Cont
KEY GOVERNMENT
OBJECTIVE
Citizen Grievance Redressal
Mechanism
Must address properly to public
needs
Must deliver to improve the
services of major government
bodies/institutions
Cont
Internal Security
Terrorism
Delays in prosecution and disposal
by courts
Over expensive of litigation
Overall police performance and its
capacity
Cont
PROBLEM AREAS
Economic Stabilization
Need for enhancement of
resources i.e tax debate
Expensive Inputs for local industry;
impact on export and local
employment
Failure to maximize donor
assistance in development projects-
Trust deficit
Cont
PROBLEM AREAS
Economic Stabilization
Energy crises
Water scarcity
Inflation


Cont
PROBLEM AREAS
Equity / Social Justice
Non creation of decent employment
Absence of social health in service
In effectiveness of skills dissemination
program linked to microfinance
Absence of self-reliant incentive for
informal sector
Sub-standard Education level
Cont
PROBLEM AREAS
PROBLEM AREAS
Regulatory Mechanism
PEMRA, OGRA, PTA, SECP, CCA,
NEPRA in affective for consumer
protection
Inefficient price control mechanism
Failure in enforcement of regulation
laws
Government intervention in
operational working of regulatory
authorities
PROBLEM AREAS
Citizens Governance Redressal
mechanism
Non responsive and in-accessible
No public participation in decision
making
Existence of Master-Subject Relationship
Transparency in decision making
Red-tapism
Cont
STRATEGIES
Internal Security
Police and Administrative Reforms
Accountable to make difference at
Thana, Tehsil and District level
Legislation to introduce judicial reform,
conciliation, arbitration
Time bound justice and accountability
Enforcement of National Judicial Policy,
2009
Cont
STRATEGIES
Internal Security
Women/child related crimes to be given
priority Special Course & Complaint-
Based Mechanism
De-politicization strategy of law
enforcement agency
Recruitment on merit
Posting/transfer on performance basis
Monitoring and evaluation regularly

Cont
STRATEGIES
Internal Security
Restoration of executive magistracy
Amendment in CRPC / Police Order
Amendment in Local and Special
Laws
Revival of honorary Magistrate for
local laws
Institutionalize CPLC and Panchayat
System
Cont
STRATEGIES
Economic Stabilization
Employment Generation through quick
development works
GST Broadening Tax Base by
increasing number of items
Agriculture tax
Export incentives
Exploration new markets in Africa and
Central Asia
Cont
STRATEGIES
Economic Stabilization
Development of export oriented
industrial base
Creation of crop-based Agriculture Zone
human resource development and
technological advancement
Public private partnership
Cont
STRATEGIES
Equity and Social Justice
Education for all / special emphasis on
literacy and skill education for income
generation
Health cover for basic health needs of
people
Social protection (BISP) to be
strengthened
Women empowerment
Minorities
Cont
STRATEGIES
Equity and Social Justice
Skill Education
Market need-oriented
Removal of mis-match between skills and
requirement
Demand and supply equilibrium
International level skills
Micro financing
Direct transfer of money for income generation
Family-base programmes
High cost of lending to be born by government
Service oriented jobs to be created
Cont
STRATEGIES
Regulatory Mechanism
More autonomy to regulatory agencies
Consumer protection be prioritize
Bias free institution



Cont
STRATEGIES
Redressal of Public Grievance
and Services Delivery
Good grievance strategy
Transparency
Accountability
New Mandate for civil service and
constitutional guarantee
Reformation at Police Station and Tehsil
level
Cont
STRATEGIES
Redressal of Public Grievance
and Services Delivery
Restructuring of Government
Institutions on the basis of work
break down structure/Key
performance indicator
Public sector reforms programme
Cont
THANK