LAHORE: A participant of the Civil Services Academy’s (CSA) National Outreach Programme for minorities and the topper of the 53rd Common Training Programme (CTP) have secured admission to the Harvard Kennedy School.
Haseeb Sardar, currently serving as Special Magistrate in Subdivision Southern Quetta, has been admitted to the Master in Public Administration programme, while Mir Mussawir Ali, who topped the 53rd CTP, has been offered admission to the Master in Public Administration in International Development programme at the prestigious institution. Sardar, who belongs to the Christian community of Balochistan, was part of the first batch of the CSA’s National Outreach Programme for minorities, a flagship initiative aimed at addressing the longstanding under-representation of minority communities in Pakistan’s civil services.
Launched in 2025, the programme is structured as a multi phase intervention designed to identify and prepare minority aspirants for the Central Superior Services (CSS) examination.
Sharing his experience, Mr Sardar said he was serving in Southern Quetta and belonged to a Christian family, adding that he had the privilege of joining the CSA through the National Outreach Programme for minorities.
Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti termed Mr Sardar’s admission a proud moment for the province and the country, calling it an inspiring achievement for youth from minority communities and wishing him continued success.
Senator Danesh Kumar Palyani also described the development as a proud moment for Balochistan and Pakistan. Meanwhile, in its admission letter addressed to Mir Mussawir Ali, the Harvard Kennedy School Dean Jeremy M. Weinstein stated that the world required leaders with a sense of passion and urgency who were motivated to address pressing global challenges, including economic inequality, climate change, democratic governance, international development, technology and national security.
