As a Director Environmental Protection Agency(EPA), How can you create awareness to protect the environment and endangered wildlife.

Solution/Suggestions:
a) Run awareness programs in schools, colleges and universities

b) Install giant screens and run videos showing the dangers of pollution and endangered wildlife.

c) The awareness program must identify the problems as well as give solutions e.g. proper dumping of waste

d) Issue well-researched policy papers for high-ups

e) Raise awareness through print and electronic media. EPA officials should write in papers and participate in discussion programs to point out problems and propose solutions.

As A Secretary of Tourism Department take suitable measures to improve its performance.

Suggestions:
a) Law and order situation be improved so that tourists may come without any fear

b) Standards of travelling and hotelling facilities be upgraded

c) Concessions in Air and land travel be given to visitors

d) New hotels, shopping places be built

e) There should be no disturbance in natural process, the life of wild animals should be provided safeguard

f) Any establishment of industry which causes pollution should be prohibited

g) Proper advertisement about beautiful valleys should be published in international newspapers to attract the attention of foreign tourists

As A Secretary Pakistan Medical Association take action against fake medical institutions having low profiled teaching staff and draw government's attention.

Suggestions:
a) Committee should be formed to investigate the matter thoroughly

b) Such institutions should be stopped from functioning further

c) Standard of Govt institutions should be enhanced

d) Permission should be granted to only those private medical colleges which have established their own hospital to provide house job facility to their students

e) Moreover private colleges should be asked to reduce the fees so that deserving students might be able to get education

f) They should abide by the rules of UGC and maintain discipline, merit should be their first priority

g) Vigilant check should be maintained on all medical institutions to ensure their quality and proper functioning

h) Resolution should passed and affiliation with UGC be made mandatory.

Earthquake has recently hit the area, As a Deputy Commissioner of District take steps to face the disasters of this calamity.

Suggestions:
a) Police should be made ready 24 hours and it should announce various measures through mobiles for the safeguard of afflicted people

b) Government and private sector should be contacted to seek help

c) Affected people should immediately be shifted to safe place and provided with food and shelter

d) More areas which are expected to be hit by earthquake be vacated

e) Homeless should be kept under the supervision of NGO unless their houses are rebuilt

f) Launch a campaign to create awareness among the people how to cope with such situation and they should be made aware of possibility of another earthquake

g) Conduct an emergency rehearsal in collaboration with police, fire brigade and common people

h) To provide medical assistance; all the hospital staff and doctors should be ordered to be available 24 hours

i) emergency should be declared in government hospitals

j) Sufficient supply of life saving drugs be made available

k) A campaign on sound footings should be launched for the rehabilitation of people

You are given designation of Director General of Export Promotion Bureau. EPB is to hold a single-country exhibition in Japan within two weeks. Now Japan’s custom officials are demanding custom duties in advance (full payment) while Pakistan insists on paying the custom duties according to the value of goods sold at the exhibition. While the negotiations were yet going on, those consignments of goods are landed in Japan, but Japan is still demanding the full payment of custom duties in advance. Given the situation, what immediate solution is to be found out?

Suggestions:
a) Check what is protocol followed for custom duties worldwide for products for exhibition

b) There will be certain countries which charge full payment and there will be certain which let it do for free; check in detail

c) Check, are there any countries engaged in trade with Japan having got the same treatment which are asking for. If yes, then present it as precedent and ask for similar treatment. Also check if Pakistan has ever let japan do it in Pakistan and build a case.

d) If there is no case, i.e. Japan Custom Law treats all the countries irrespectively, then bargain for same concession and tariff reduction. Also negotiate to pay in half now and half after subject to the sales of products and make it a precedent.

e) If not, then pay in full

Being DCO device a rent plan for Local council hall?

Suggestions:
a) First of all make sure that the council is not used for anti-government and religious seminars

b) Apart from that tender can be floated and different opportunities for investors can be highlighted in the newspaper

c) Companies can use it for holding seminars

d) Similarly education expos can be held here

e) Many educational institutions do not have a convocation hall, this hall can be used for that purpose also

f) It can be used for conducting professional training(like leadership types, which last for 4 to 5 days)

g) For that give EDO the task to develop infrastructure like proper seating arrangement, a movie projector and electricity. With this minimum investment we can have maximum output

A prisoner escaped from police custody and the alleged criminal is from a rival sect and sectarian based strikes are taking place, how can you as a police officer pacify the problem

Suggestions:
a) constitute a special team to investigate how he got out of police custody. The team must reach a conclusion regarding police’s incompetence or complicity. Take action

b) get the leaders of both the sects on a table to make each side commit restrain while offender is caught. Both the leaders must not inflame sectarian feelings while the law takes the due course.

c) Assure them that case is not prejudices and justice will be done

d) Use all the Intel on prisoner’s past history, his friends, family, his telephone records etc. involve even CID and get ASAP

Govt is not paying well attention about the up-gradation of libraries. Many libraries which were created are either ghost houses or being used for other purposes. In few libraries number of books is very less. On the other hand interest of people about utilization of libraries is decreasing day by day. You have been made chairman of working group for libraries. Your have to upgrade the condition of libraries, increase number of books and focus on cost and management issues being faced for running libraries.

Suggestions:
a) Gather educated/local bodies having influence in respected areas to run awareness campaign about importance of books/library

b) Motivate people for raising of funds

c) Find whole-seller to get good books but on cheaper rates to increase book data

d) Approach government and make them feel the importance of education and library to get some fund

e) To handle management issue, make responsible the educated people to handle management affairs on rotation basis

f) Introduce technology and turn library into digital libraries

g) Share a book and get membership

Tax evasion, As a DO(Revenue & Estate) how to solve?

Suggestions:
a) Incentives to tax payers

b) Data be computerized

c) NADRA should be involved

d) Tax card bearing reward points just like credit cards be issued, people will be motivated to pay tax

e) Health facilities be given at less cost to those who pay taxes. This can be accessed through computerized NTN cards

f) Process of filling returns be made easy and accessible

g) Team be formed to catch those who are not paying tax

h) Revising our policies regarding tax collecton

i) CNIC should bear tax detail. Once you are registered with NADRA you also be registered with FBR

j) Merit based hiring in FBR to demote corruption

Secretary education is discussing the problems in education sector like political interference in teacher transfer etc.

Suggestions:
a) Merit based recruitment

b) Vigilance committees be formed: pay surprise visits to schools

c) Evaluation of ghost schools and teachers

d) Transfers be made only on genuine reasons

e) Zero-tolerance to feudalistic/Political interference

f) Recruitment first on contract basis and them permanent based on performance

g) Digital mechanism of attendance of teachers

h) Media should be involved to create awareness and identify problems


You are designated as Secretary Health. There is a problem of Industrial waste near the town, which is spreading diseases in public. How to solve this matter?

Suggestions

a) In first step masks be provided among the locality to protect them from disease caused by air polution

b) First aid treatment be provided

c) Technical committee be made and tasked with handling this issue

d) EPA be involved

e) Treatment Plants be installed in industrial units for proper treatment of effluence

f) Filters must be used by owners of industries

g) Media should be involved and it should be announced that people should wear mask untill the problem is solved


Foreign minister .. some terrorists in Afghanistan have made hostages to Pakistanis... now how to secure their release... hostages demand change in our policy regarding Kashmir.... govt. has been negotiating with them for a long time but has failed to secure the release of the hostage’s... now what should be done in that situation.

Suggestions
a) Take the help of interpol

b) Involve local Afghan leaders and intelligence agencies to locate their position

c) special commandos be made alert for any possible action

d) Safety of life of hostages be ensured

e) Committee be made to negotiate with them and keep them engaged

f) Strict surveillance be made through helicopters

g) As a final option Pak army with the help of NATO forces launch an operation against terrorists

DCO faces problem that a big feudal lord ofhis district dies leaving behind a very young son. The uncle of the child wants to kill him. DCO has to come up with a solution in which both parties r to be kept satisfied.

Suggestions:

a) Deploy few personnels for the protection of a young son and its guardians

b) Committee formed to find out bone of contention

c) Aspects of both of the parties be listened and issue be resolved amicably

d) Resolve issue out of court: if not then court be involved

Being a Chief Secretary to Government of Sindh, to solve the issue of erosion on right bank of river, which is not only damaging agriculture but also the settled areas experiencing the same thing. As river erosion is a universal phenomenon. Government has decided to established new factories, due to erosion it seems bit difficult to cope up this problem. Solve this issue

Suggestion:


a) EPA should be involved to assess the problem

b) Technical committee should be formulated including expert to survey and propose erosion controlling mechanism

c) Advanced technology be used

d) Embankment be initiated

e) Campaign for planting trees be started

f) Cutting of trees from the bank be strictly prohibited

g) Water from settled areas be ventilated


Convene the meeting as head of an environmental development agency, formulating a strategy to preserve the local ecology (based on a report published by UN that thousands of species are endangered around the globe.)

Suggestions

a) Media campaign

b) Incite volunteerism to support the cause

c) Plantation to mitigate greenhouse effects

d) List down endangered species and Ban on hunting endangered species be imposed and artificial insemination for species to increase population

e) Technical Committee be formed to formulate a policy regarding the preservation of species

f) court orders be issued and strict punishment for violators

g) EPA department should be held accountable

h) Proper treatment plant be installed for effluence

i) Water pollution be controlled

We're trying to construct a road in locality but a certain group of armed people (presumed to be local residents assisted by neighboring country) is hindering the process. The project is vital and shouldn't be delayed.

Suggestions:

a) Meetings of locla influential people, chieftans and politicians be called

b) Security should be on high alert and police personnels be deployed at the site of construction

c) Temporary check posts be made in the specific areas to protect the machinery, engineers and labourers

d) Confidence building measures with local residents so that they can know how they will get benefit from the road once its built

e) National intelligence agencies be activated to find out if foreign hand is involved

Foreign traders who visit the country are bound to pay taxes after residing for more than a specific amount of time according to law, but they are evading taxes.

Suggestions:

a) Custom department must take action according to law

b) Legal notices be sent and after given time their assets be freezed

c) Monitoring committee be formed

d) Tax mechanism be improved

e) Confiscation of commodities

f) Negotiating banks be contacted, action be taken and documents be withheld

A specific country is asking to hand over an individual who is apprehended by the local police. Law says that he should be convicted locally but we can't endanger our relations with that country. There was this third country who wanted the guy as well.

Suggestions:


a) Relation with third country should be taken into consideration, if relations with both countries are of equal importance

b) The nature of crime be determined, if its against the national sovereignty, we should not handover to anyone, but is his crime is at individual level, we can solve it at that level

c) We should formulate a body of judges which can think of options after the culprit is tried in local courts, depending upon the crime he has committed

d) Then international law should be followed

e) Trial can be finalised in the country but that person may be allowed to complete his punishment in his country's prison

f) Amnesty can also be granted if the nature of crime is of civil not criminal

We've got 5 billion from Government to invest in the local infrastructure of Police department to eradicate corruption, nepotism and unusual delay in hearing of cases, coupled with poor condition of the ones apprehended.

Suggestions:


a) New vehicles be bought

b) Data be computerized

c) Special committee to monitor spending and ensure transparency

d) Conditions of buildings be improved, walls be white washed

e) Special tutors be appointed to teach those apprehended so that after release they become useful citizens

f) Training programs be initiated to give them special training


Propose a plan to formulate code of ethics for media.

Suggestions:

a) No interference from government

b) No contempt of law

c) No defamation or yellow journalism

d) No paparazzo

e) No maligning of govt officials/politicians/bureaucrats

f) No bloodshed or dead bodies be shown in media

g) No such incidents published/broadcasted which enrage the public or incite the public

h) Gatekeepers too emphasize what is within law and broadcastable

i) Censoring of vulgar scenes/channels

j) Banning those journalists who violate


Cyclone has hit Karachi and displaced the fishermen.Find out the strategy to deal with the disaster and manage the rescue and rehabilitation.

Suggestions:

a) NDMA be involved to estimate the loss

b) Tent villages be established to provide them shelter

c) Special budget be allocated for their rehabilitation

d) They should be provided interest free loans on easy installments so that they can buy boats

e) Warning system be improved to warn them prior to any environmental danger

f) On immediate basis they should be provided vessels and tools so that they could carry out their fishing and earn their livelihood


A special committee has been assigned the job to propose plan to increase the primary education ratio to 100% in next 10 years.no designation was assigned.

Suggestions:

a) Short term: consider rural areas and in long term focus should be on improving school atmosphere

b) Graduates be prepared to work as volunteers for 3 months

c) In Mohallas/towns education centres be established and union councils be made responsible

d) Incentives be given to teachers

e) Evening classes be arranged

f) Audio-video learning be introduced

g) Comprehensive survey conducted to determine the exact rate of illiteracy

h) Tribal people and parents be reached out and convinced to send their children to schools

i) Free books be provided

j) Parents should also be involved

k) Media should be involved to create awareness

Land revenue and few people are evading taxes plus the real ownership of the cultivated land is different from original.Now how to deal with the situation.

Suggestions:

a) Incentives to tax payers

b) Data be computerized

c) NADRA should be involved

d) Tax card bearing reward points just like credit cards be issued, people will be motivated to pay tax

e) Health facilities be given at less cost to those who pay taxes. This can be accessed through computerized NTN cards

f) Process of filling returns be made easy and accessible

g) Team be formed to catch those who are not paying tax

h) Revising our policies regarding tax collecton

i) CNIC should bear tax detail. Once you are registered with NADRA you also be registered with FBR

j) Merit based hiring in FBR to demote corruption


Cases of abduction of girls were reported in posh area of Karachi. Interior ministry has to take action.So what measures may be taken to deal with the abduction and rehabilitation of the girls after recovery.

Suggestions:

a) Investigation team be made to look into the matter and find out reasons and present report

b) Proper patrolling of the areas be ensured

c) Media be involved

d) Team of psychiatrists and doctors be made to check the health of girls after recovery

e) Strict action be taken against the culprits


Chief secretary foreign office to deal with a campaign in the press having bad intentions to defame the Role of ECO, and was to deal it with the help of PRO officers.

Suggestions:

a) Committee be formed including the members of PTA

b) Meeting with journalists union's representative to inform him of the situation

c) Committee of reporters, writers and journalists to find out counter-narrative of articles and publish them to give positive views and role of ECO

d) Legal notices be issues to press owners

e) Licences of violators be cancelled

f) Sources of information should necessarily be mentioned


As a Senior official of the Foreign Office devise a strategy to ensure Pak's strategic interest are safeguarded in the wake of India China's growing trade and military cooperation.

Suggestions:

a)To apprise China of Pak's concerns since China is a friendly country.

b) To initiate joint projects between China,India and Pakistan so that Pakistan can avoid isolation in the territory.

c) Pragmatic approach like that of India be adopted where it is using trade to forge good relations with China despite their previously frosty relations and border issues.

d) Improvement in Pak-India ties.

How to rehabilitate 60,000 flood effected people.

Suggestions:

a) Police should be made ready 24 hours and it should announce various measures through mobiles for the safeguard of afflicted people

b) Government and private sector should be contacted to seek help

c) Affected people should immediately be shifted to safe place and provided with food and shelter

d) Homeless should be kept under the supervision of NGO unless their houses are rebuilt

e) Launch a campaign to create awareness among the people how to cope with such situation and they should be made aware of possibilities of such disasters

f) To provide medical assistance; all the hospital staff and doctors should be ordered to be available 24 hours

g) Emergency should be declared in government hospitals

h) Sufficient supply of life saving drugs be made available

i) A campaign on sound footings should be launched for the rehabilitation of people

j) NDMA be involved to estimate the loss

k) Tent villages be established to provide them shelter

l) Special budget be allocated for their rehabilitation

m) Warning system be improved to warn people prior to any environmental danger


Being University's VC make a proposal to increase fees of the students to meet the expenses.How to tackle this situation?

Suggestions:

a) Fees be increased gradually

b) Committee to conduct meetings with parents and inform them about the increase

c) Poor students be exempted

d) Unnecessary expenses be reduced


An oil well near a village was burst out. some people were injured. police came there to rescue. it is danger of explosion. the oil was gushing out of the well. people are panic due to the gas. it is also a danger that the oil may pollute the water of another village.what would u do being an administrator to cope with that emergency.

Suggestions:

a) Precautionary measures be taken

b) Area be evacuated and people be shifted to safer places

c) Announcements be made through mosques that people should not go near to oil well

d) Oil be ventilated so that it does not pollute water

e) People should be stopped to use polluted water and provided with fresh drinking water

Some terrorists have made hostage our 4 army men as a hostage and they want our American policy to be changed:

Suggestions:

a) First priority should be to save innocent lives

b) Negotiate with the terrorists

c) Analyse their weakness and your strong points

d) Prolong negotiations as long as you can in order to rattle them

e) Make rescue plan

f) Critically analyse all options how successful a rapid commando action could be. However don't risk more human lives if situation seems desperate

g) Always establish good rapport with the media, establish your media ground and show the cruelty of kidnappers

h) Try to boost the morale of kidnapped, they should know that the govt is behind them

i) Try to put sanity into the minds of kidnappers if they succumb and put forward some logical demands then forward the outcome of the negotiations to a higher authority

j) Remain calm and patient throughout the whole exercise. Shoe you have nerves of steel

More suggestions:

-Seminars and workshops be conducted

-Various refresher courses: training of teaching staff

-Copy culture and corruption be controlled

-Performance of teachers be keenly observed

-Free education upto secondary be provided

-Books written by foreign authors be made compulsory

More Suggestions:

-Posters containing instructions of protection of environment be installed

-Documentaries about the importance of endangered wildlife and their protection be run on TV

-Campaign for planting tree be run

-Legislation be made and cutting of forests and trees be prohibited and violators be strictly dealt with.

You are designated as the DCO. The workers of a mill are on strike, demanding two months bonus, currently getting bonus for one month only. The mill administration dismissed two labour leaders. Strike is on the same day and on the same route on which a religious procession was scheduled. You have insufficient security forces. As a DCO, how would you tackle this problem?

Suggestions

a) I would convene a meeting b/w strike leaders and mill owners to settle the bonus problem and try that strike be called off and use all the available security for the procession

b) If they donot agree on solution, I would persuade the strike leaders to hold their peaceful strike after the procession has passed. I will also meanwhile call the DPO to assist there and make sure that procession is passed unhindered

c) Mill administration be contacted to resolve the issue

d) Laborers’ leader should be contacted and asked to postpone their strike till tomorrow

e) Alternative route plan should be proposed for the religious procession

f) Meeting with mill administration and labourers’ leader be convened and reservations of both parties be heard

g) Available security forces be deployed at sensitive places


You are made the Chief Secretary of FATA region. The task for you is to make a plan on how to control drug trafficking.

Suggestions

a) I would task a special investigation force which would coordinate with the border forces to scrutinize all the containers in/out of the border area and tribal agencies

b) Call a jirga of tribal elders and reach out to them. With their help, I will try to involve tribal people in this task. They could tell the govt officials if any place or person is suspicious

c) Check all the exit routes from tribal agencies again to make sure that such drugs aren't smuggled put

d) Strict security be maintained on border

e) Vigilant check on each and every vehicle be ensured

f) Suspicious vehicle be stopped and checked thoroughly

g) If any person is found involved, be arrested and drugs be seized


You are made DCO. In your district a industry was to be established. Now locally people were not skilled labors, so labor force was to be hired from other provinces. This resented the local masses. What would u do in such condition?

Suggestion

a) Industry owners be contacted and asked to appoint local people

b) Training programs be initiated to train local people

c) Free training centers be commenced to equip them with proper technical training

Find ways to improve the recovery of taxes from the landlords of the area, the people use ways to manipulate records of lands, how can we solve that problem?

Suggestions:

a) In order to tax land owners on equity basis, an investigation team need to be constituted

b) The result of the survey be computerized and revenue records be adequately updated

c) To consolidate it further an audit team should ensure the veracity of revenue records

d) The record should be secured under multi-password system, that will create insurmountable hurdle for manipulation

e) this process will enable the administrator to tax landowners in the proportion of their yield


A clerk remains absent regularly, what should be done?

Suggestions:

a) Should be called and asked about his absence

b) Should be given chance to present his opinion/reason

c) Should be inquired if he is facing any serious problem due to which he remains absent. If yes then he should be helped to come out of the problem

d) If there is no such problem he should be given warning

e) His salary be withheld