Political Interference and Bureaucratic Performance in Pakistan: A Perspective of Civil Servants

Abstract

This study focuses on Pakistan's bureaucracy and tries to ascertain how political influence on Pakistan's civil service ultimately contributed to the institution's decline. The methods used in this research are entirely qualitative in nature, and it uses relative methodologies to get the desired results. This study conducted semi-structured interviews with current and former civil servants. Political influence has consistently harmed Pakistan's civil service, contributing to its current level of inefficiency. This study aims to find the extent of this connection between politics and Civil Services from the very start of the newborn state. To identify the problem, more literature has been added about the public sector in general and the Civil Service in particular. The research reveals that Political leaders and bureaucrats have certain connections, which is why the civil service is deteriorating over time. To make choices free from outside influence or interference, bureaucrats must be independent.