CSS: quota system.

Byline: Talha Basharat - Islamabad

THIS is apropos the news item 'Three eminent lawyers to scrutinise quota system for CSS induction' (Oct 9). A fixed quota for smaller provinces and women (formally called 'affirmative action'), although practised internationally to mitigate economic differences among communities, should not be a hurdle for meritorious candidates in joining the civil service.

For the last many years, CSS seats in Sindh and Balochistan are left unfilled because not enough candidates are able to pass CSS examinations.

At the same time, a large number of candidates from Punjab, even after passing written examinations and interviews, do not get allocations.

Although rights of provinces have to be protected, at...

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