Rajesh Mishra

Proposed amendments would let judges replace prison terms with house arrest, widen parole and community service options, and expand use of open prisons under tighter supervision rules.

Parties have become suspicious after the RSP convention floated proposals ranging from restructuring provinces to scrapping provincial assemblies.

Ten of 70 secretary posts are vacant, and the number is set to rise as more officials retire while the government reviews the federal bureaucracy and restructures ministries.

Law ministry says one-time provision to retire employees at 55 or after 30 years of service conflicts with the Constitution and existing civil service law.

Lapsed executive orders leave constitutional appointments, university reforms and land management initiatives facing fresh challenges.

Contractual staff fear losing their jobs after a task force proposes replacing contract support staff with a public company or outsourced service providers.

Existing contract employees will be pooled and redeployed across government agencies while a task force reviews long-term employment terms, benefits and legal protections.

Blanket freeze on permanent appointments leaves hundreds of thousands of public service aspirants facing uncertainty.

Blanket freeze on permanent appointments leaves hundreds of thousands of public service aspirants facing uncertainty.

Civil servants describe a climate of fear, political interference and deep uncertainty as the Shah government pushes sweeping administrative reforms.