The A to Z of Pakistani Bureaucracy  Clip_143Twenty six ways in
which Pakistani babus are making a mockery of governance, ethics
and public service   A babu without arrogance would be like a
dodo… Extinct   Like all bullies, the babu rides roughshod over
those below him and fawns obsequiously on his masters. You only
have to watch the rude and callous manner in which a bureaucrat
behaves with a citizen who has gone to his office for some work.
And then compare his behaviour in front of a politician in
power.  The ‘public servant’ is actually the ‘master’ of the
public and the ‘servant of the ‘master’ – usually a minister,
and sometimes a mafia don!   This is synonymous with Pakistani
babudom. Whether you are the aam aadmi or a billionaire, your
file won’t move an inch unless cash changes hands under the
table.  Delay & Denial  No project ever undertaken by an
Pakistani babu ever finishes on time.  Delays are always
deliberate because they throw open more opportunities for ‘money
on the side’. And of course, w