'' what was dormant period in English Literature? ''

period right after chaucer or what ? plz respond.

Any one can tell me what is meant by rude behave of Rana Sb !

What was this Doha Conference and its outcomes?

There had been meetings of Doha Development Round since 2001 till 2008. After that no conference of that forum was held. The forum was mired on the issues of tarrif and non-tarrif barriers against the trade of non-developmental countries with the developed ones.

Are you talking about this forum???

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Ahmad Shakeel Babar
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"If you really want to achieve something the whole universe conspires for you to get your dream realized."

Let me tell you how BD was rude with me in my interview.

After having some discussion with me.
BD: What is so good about your bank? (Since i am a banker )
Me: Sir we provide very customer oriented services? He stopped me there n then and said
BD: No this is something claimed by every commercial bank, Tell me what mark up do you charge to the customers.?
Me: Sir that ranges from product to product.
BD: Tell me what do u charge to a common man?
Me: Sir ranges from 17% to 21% on consumer products.
DB: NO 17% is too high, a common man cannot afford it.
Me: Sir this is competitive rate and these are set by market forces.

Refering to my mistake in psychological performa. He said

'you have written word CSP in performa this is defunct word. Its now DMG correct your self"
What could I have done except saying "ok Sir"

This was how he started my interview. Then he came on questions. His behaviour was conspicuously rude with me however Mr Awais Qureshi and Mr Saud Gohar were quite comfortable.

Here is my interview held on May 18, 2012. I answered all but said sorry for 45 questions. Don't know to be worried or no.

BD Sb.

BD: Did you apply for 2012? (DANGROUS. Don't know whether my marks are so low or he just wanted to pressurize me)
Me: No sir

BD: How you got this job in USAID?
Me: it was an open merit job. And I was selected after competition.

BD: What package your are getting? Then why you are apply for here?
Me: Told package. I would like to be in a position where I can solve the problems of my country men.

BD: Why did you write blasphemy issue; there was not any in 2011?
Me: Salman Tasir was killed. (He agreed)

BD: What happened in GB?
Me: Shia Sunni roits.

BD: What is money laundering?
Me: The way illegal money is whitened by investing in legal works.

BD: Is there any anti-money laundering law in Pakistan?
Me: Yes, there is anti-money laundering act. Also, we are signatory to international convention.

BD: Is there any related ordinance currently promulgated? Impact?
Me: Yes the president currently signed an act through which illegal gotten money can be invested in stock exchange. It has positive impact: illegal money would come in the formal sector. But it has negative impact as well: People would consider the gov’t makes such law every few years, so they can do corruption.

BD: What gov’t change in Greece?
Me: technocratic gov’t has sworn in yesterday. The people did not vote for the parties who signed austerity treaty, and the new parties from far left and far right did not ratified the treaty. So could not make gov’t.

BD: What technocratic gov’t would do?
Me: It will be governing for one month: in June next elections are due.

BD: yes and also it would reduce inflation.
BD: what are contribution of ---- (Don’t remember the name) to public aid.
ME: Sorry (1st ATTACK)


SAUD GUAR

SG: Difference between ambassador and high commissioner?
ME: Ambassador is an officially designated person who negotiates with host country on behalf of sending country. Both are same, except High commissioners are sent to the countries who are member of Common wealth of nations.

SG: What was theory by ---------- (Don’t remember name) in public administration?
Me: Sorry (2nd ATTACK)

SG: Difference between Job enrichment and job enlargement?
Me: Sorry (3rd ATTACK)

SG: How do you explain the economy of Pakistan?
Me: $210 bn GDP; 2.7 trn budget; almost 1 trn deficit; 8.6% tax to GDP ratio.

SG: How many sectors and contribution?
Me: Agriculture 21%; Industry 26%; Services 53%

SG: How much is trade deficit?
Me: $16 bn till Mar 2012.

SG: It’s $17 bn now
Me: Thanks sir

SG: What is debt ratio? And why we are traped in it?
Me: total public debt is 12 trn. Since 2008, it increased many fold due to (i) power crisis subsidies 1.3 trn; (ii) exchange rate depreciation 1.5 trn; (iii) uncounted for expenditures during Musharraf era, (iv) budget deficit (v)

SG: (with a little smile) I was reading the same article (referring to today's dawn article of Sakib Sherani)
SG: What is genesis of 1935 act?
Me: It was an effort to give a sort of self governance to India.

SG: What happened before it?
Me: Act of 1919 had to be reviewed by 1929. But the Indians, ML and congress, could not agree on anything. After that, round table conferences held in London but still no agreement came out. At last the British had to come out with their solution – the act of 1935

SG: What is motivation theory?
Me: Theory X and Y: I explained both.

SG: Where is Seazone in Palestine?
Me: I am sorry sir. But it may be near Ghaza strip.

SG: No, it’s the place in Palestine where the EU and others are funding construction of buildings and offices.
Me: O yes sir. It must be the place the place where Israel is now dismantling the buildings.

SG: Yes, yes it is this place.
SG: Who is the manager of the century?
Me: Sorry sir.

MIAN MUHAMMAD


MM: Do you think India is lagimtimizing the work on dams by getting carbon credit?
Me: Yes sir it is. In fact, it is Nimo Bazgo dam. Which will negatively effect Pakistan once completed and world bank has reported this.

MM: But there is provision of some usage by India. Do you think IWT be renegotiated?
Me: Yes sir, but the provision is about run of the river projects which will not retard the water flow. But now IWT is being and could be misused by India with the use of new technology. So, I think it should be revisited.

MM: How do you see the role of bureaucracy as agent of social change since partition?
Me: The bureaucracy played very positive role in early years in the social development due to their desire to develop the country and political backing. But Bhutto sb politicized it which reduced its efficiency. But still I think, it can play very effective role as it provides inputs to the policy formulators and ministers, it serves at the grass root level – education, health, law and order etc


MM: PM has been convicted currently. Do you think this is another doctrine of necessity?
Me: Yes sir, it is a doctrine of necessity. In fact, the SC has been observing the judicial restraint since Dec 2009, when it ordered the gov’t to write the letter to Swiss gov’t. and now when the SC has convincted the PM, it still only sentenced him for a while whereas did not disqualify him, saving the system. However, this is a positive development.

Behaviour of all members has been good. NO rudeness. No strictness. I remain confident. BD after his turn left but came back after one minute and wrote something in the file looking at me. (I think was trying to decide whether take this person to develop Pakistan or not)

Please give me your views about my interview and also give your opinion about his asking me about 2012 appearance and my sorry to 5 questions – 4 to SG and 1 to BD.

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Ahmad Shakeel Babar
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"If you really want to achieve something the whole universe conspires for you to get your dream realized."

Just recalled:

BD asked me two more questions.

1. How much remittances are we receiving?
Me: on average we are receiving one billion dollar per month. Last year the remittances were 12 bn dollar.

2. What were the decisions of a conference held about FDI?
Me: World Investment Forum conference held in Apr in Doha, it was decided that more investment would be made in poor countries. However, there has not been developed any mechanism for that. and secondly, the developed countries do not seem to be investing in poor countries as the former would prefer larger profits which are not available in latter.

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Ahmad Shakeel Babar
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"If you really want to achieve something the whole universe conspires for you to get your dream realized."

Thanks Farrah and All:

But I could not answer 5 questions - my bad luck that I did not revise Public ad since the exam. I fear they would consider me a person who even dont know about the subject opted in the exam.

Any how, it was good experience.

ADVICE FOR THE ONES WHO ARE YET TO GO FOR INTERVIEW

1. Review theories and glossaries of all subjects
2. Go through Dawn very extensively
3. Watch BBC/CNN daily.

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Ahmad Shakeel Babar
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"If you really want to achieve something the whole universe conspires for you to get your dream realized."

Thanks Rabia.
My preferences are (I) FSP, (II) DMG, (III) PSP

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Ahmad Shakeel Babar
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"If you really want to achieve something the whole universe conspires for you to get your dream realized."

Dear All.

I am extremely sorry for being late to share my interview. Actually I was so engaged in preparations of some papers and some of my assignements that I could not actually attend this forum. My apologies for being late. My interview was on Jan 17, 2012 in Islamabad.

I entered the room at 12 pm and left at 12.35 pm. Mr. Bhagwandas, Mr Awais Qureshi and Mr Saud Gohar were the members in the panel. Mr BD was a little rude and others were normal.

Mr. Bhagwan Daas Sab
After I was seated BD started reading my academic profile and I went on endorsing.

BD: You have written in Performa that you want to be CSP. This is a defunct word its now DMG. Correct Yourself.
Me: i replied Ok Sir

BD: Mr. Hassan are your coming from Skardu? My place of domicile.
Me: No Sir I reside here in Islamabad.

BD: Why?
Me: Because I work for my bank? I named my employer.

BD: Is it the job for which you are in Islamabad?
Me:Yes Sir.

BD: Ok tell me what is something different offered by your bank?
Me: we provide customer oriented services to our customers. He stopped me and said

BD: No. this is something which is claimed by every commercial bank. What is the rate that you offer to common man?
Me. I gave him the rate to which he again said “NO. this rate is not affordable to a common Man”. I argued that these are very competitive rates and set by market forces.

BD: Do u have something for senior citizens. And at what rate?
Me Yes sir we have our senior citizen product and offer a profit rate of 10%.

So far it was only gup shup or the part where he was rude with me. My interview started from here actually.

BD: Whats tayloring? (OMG the very first questiona and anwas clout for me asi could not understand what did he mean? He wanted to ask about Fredrick Taylor and scientific management movement. He should have named it either Taylor or SMM. I made my face to express that i dint get what he meant.
Me: Sir Tayloring?

BD: Yes Fredrick Taylor.
Me: Then I got what he was referring to i.e a question from public add, and then told him in detail about scientific management movement. I discussed piece rate plan, scientific recruitment, and division of work under SMM.

BD: whats cold start doctrine?
Me. Sir this is military doctrine of India which started in 2004 in which they envisaged to develop specially designed conventional forces along with Pakistani border so that forces may be mobilized to border in lesser time in case of any clash and in order to stop Pakistan from launching nuclear attack.

BD: What is the function of SECP?
ME: SECP regulates the stock market. Further pvt and public limited companies are registered with SECP in accordance with companies ordinance 1984. To which BD agreed and added that it also regulates NBFCs, to which I said Yes Sir.

BD: Asked me something which i had never heard of. it was a terminology.
Me: Sorry Sir (My first sorry)
BD: What is DNA?

Me: Deoxyribonucleic acid. This is the genetic character that exists in every individual and determines individuality.

BD: How DNA test is conducted?
Me: I dint know the answer exactly. I started tell him about the sequence of genes to which he said.

BD: No tell me exactly how the test of DNA is conducted?
Me: I said sorry (My second sorry)

BD: What are the institutions in Pakistan where DNA test can be conducted?
Me: I was again not sure on this question. I started with Sir it should be. BD interrupted and said.

BD: No Not should be tell me if you specifically you know otherwise we will move on.
Me: I said sir lets move on.(My third sorry)

BD: What is hierarchy?
Me: Sir it’s the division of authority in an organization where the orders flow from top to bottom and feedbacks and reports flow from a bottom to top particularly in a bureaucratic organization.

BD: How many PMs in Pakistan faced charges of contempt of court?
Me: I gave wrong answer to this question. As I said they are two Mr. Nawaz and Mr Gilani. To which he said there are three. ZAB was also given this charge. ( The question I replied wrong )

My interaction with BD was not very comfortable because out of 5 questions I dropped 4 questions I dropped with BD. Mr interview with Mr. Qureshi and Mr Saud Gohar was very comfortable.

Mr. Awais Qureshi
Mr. Awais Qureshi took his total interest in two things my Area GB and my preference FSP.

AQ: A question on change of my school which I replied him in detail.

AQ: What are the reasons of sectarian conflicts in GB?
Me: Sir there are basically two division in GB one is Gilgit and one is Baltistan. Baltistan is completely peaceful. But gilgit is very sensitive in this regard and reasons for the conflict are. That the population in gilgit is equally divided in shia and sunni and both the groups are equally strong. Then the religious scholars are not performing their duty well they provoke the people for this conflict and most of all this is the ignorance at the part of the people that they do not accommodate each other and do not respect the faith of each other.

AQ: Is it not the responsibility of GB goverment to address this issue?
Me: Yes sir this is responsibility of GB government ,our CM and his team must take both sides on board and work to bridge the gap between two group.

AQ: How do you see the GB empowerment and self government order 2009.
Me: Sir this is a positive step for GB but more needs to be done as still we are not given a provincial status. We do not have our representation in National Assembly and we do not contribute or have share in NFC awards.

AQ: How is AKRSP doing in your area?
Me: Sir AKRSP is doing very well in the area. They are spending on education, agriculture and welfare of the people.

AQ:Why prince Agha Khan Karim spends too much on Hunza?
Me: Prince Agha Karim belongs to Ismailia Community and Ismailia Community is concentrated in Hunza. This is the reason he develops his own community.

AQ: Your first preference is FSP which area would u like to go?
Me: I named UN, USA, India and China.

AQ" Ok Lets be specific then, our relationship with US has been very bumpy in the recent days. How would you normalize the relation as an ambassador to USA?
Me: Sir I would try to convince them that the sacrifices of Pakistan on war on terror needs to be recognized as we have suffered the most in this war and the allegation they put on us of playing double game is not acceptable and our sincerity in this war needs to be recognized.

AQ: How would u do that?
Me: (i took u turn over this question) Sir in fact we need to address our internal issues first. We need to suppress the extremism first and put our house in order first. Unless we are organized from within we cannot create a good image outside. ( I dont know whether or not I should have gone on this dimension because this was not exactly he asked)

Mr. Saud Gohar

SG: Is our Foreign policy a balanced one.
Me: No sir, our foreign policy is not balance. It has great influence of India and USA. Our foreign policy particularly towards Afghanistan has always been subordinated to the whims of Washington.

SG: he asked me bullish and bearish which i dint know at that time unfortunately.
Me: Sorry sir I have not heard these words. (My fifth sorry)

SG: Do you know about US Saudi Arabia's recent military deal?
Me: When I started to tell him this deal he stopped me and put another question.

SG: What are the underpinnings of this deal?
Me: Sir you know Saudi Arabia is the strongest ally of USA in the Middle East and Iran is enemy of both USA and SA. So this deal is meant to contain the influence of Iran in that region.

SG: Is there any reason other than that?
Me: I then related it with conflict of Syria. That both US and SA wants to topple the government of Bashar Al Assad as it is being backed by Iran. The way SA had sent its air force in GCC force to suppress the uprising in Behrain they might use these planes in Syria. (To which he seemed satisfied)

SG: What are the characteristics of a good public policy?
Me: A good public policy should be responsive to urgently meet the demands of the public. It should be rational and should be according to available resources, it should be transparent and people should know about policy clearly and it should be practical.
(An interesting thing happened here when I was describing good characteristic of public policy. At one time I said “foreign policy should be……” instead of “public policy should be……….”. This was only a slip of tongue though I knew I was speaking about public policy. When SG heard me saying foreign policy he became alert and said; “ no no I am asking you about public policy. I replied sir I am telling you about public policy. Then I went on again describing good characteristics of public policy.)

SG: Is BISP Good or bad? Why?
Me: Sir its good given the level of poverty that we have in our country BISP is good where you give Rs 1000 to deserving ladies. But at the same time we must focuss more on giving skill to these people so that they may earn their livelihood themselves. Sir there is a Chinese saying that “ if you want to feed someone then don’t give him fish rather teach him how to fish".

I remember when I was at this stage Mr BD was very attentively listening to me . Though he left his seat after my interaction within him and came back within one minute or two and keep listening the whole interview. This was the end of my interview.

I still could not understand why BD went for in depth interview on DNA and grilled me there. DNA was in no sense related to me. Nither my preference is police nor my academic back ground is MBBS then I why so much of DNA I don’t know. What bothers me is that out of 5 questions I dropped in total 4 was with BD and he has 150 marks with him I suppose.

Please comment on my interview.

My Viva May 21st, 2012 Islamabad Phase II
My background is an MBBS degree and my optionals were American History, Psychology, Sociology, Public Administration and Journalism.
I entered the room at around 100 and took my seat in front of the panel.
Mr Bhagwandas first pointed out mistakes in my pschological performa and told me to explain them. He was generally jeerish towards me and the banter lasted throughout the interview . I was confident and amped up on my requirement of nicotine so i braved it with a smile. A hearty smile did manage to escape his lips halfway through the ordeal but alas, it was only for a moment so brief. After asking a few questions about my area of domicile (Gilgit Baltistan), he proceeded with the following questions:

Mr. Rana Bhagwandas :
What is FDI and the figure to be quoted.
What was the FDI in 2006-2007.
A question from Public Administration, asked about a name that i donot remember or knew about.
Why haven't you gotten your NIC renewed when it expired on the 20th of april.
Name one US president who wasn't elected.
What is the current status of the government of greece, what is happening there.
Why bashar al assad as a negative personality( from my performa).
The Foreign Debt of pakistan.
Debt Trap and circular Debt.
What is the total amount of circular debt.
Importance of Myanmar in South East Aaisa.(I mentioned the Myanmar reforms in my psychological performa).
Asean
What is the respectable way out for pakistan after the salala incident

Mr Saud Gohar :
The karakoram Scenario(or something along those lines). Pertains to the Glacial study in relation to my area
Difference between Police remand and Judicial remand.
What is a police State.
Why wasn't sarkozy re-elected.
What is GTT. ( related to medical, Glucose Tolerance Test)

Mr. Muhammad Ahmad Mian
What is the total number of registered doctors with PMDC in pakistan.
Doctor to patient ratio
Bipolar Disorders, what is it and what causes it.
Sociological and psychological perspective on the situation in Lyari.
If i had specialised from outside of pakistan.
The Budget of the army and the total Debt servicing payments of pakistan as a percentage of the GDP.
The Health budget of the Countnry.

That is all i can come up with at the moment, will throw in a few more questions if i remember any.
My General impression of the panel was that they were really nice. The attitude of the chairman towards me might have been instigated by my bumbling idiocy in the psychological and the subsequent report it might have generated. Mr Saud Gohar and Mr. Mian were pleasent though. Even the chairman seemed like a very nice person. Regardless of how it turns out, i thoroughly enjoyed the experience. And for anyone stressing out on the viva, my advice is to de-link the result of the viva with the actual viva itself. Don't think about what will happen and what the viva will lead to, just go in there and give it your best.
Best of Luck to everyone.