WEBDESK – ISLAMABAD — In today’s Pakistan, where even doctors, engineers, and MBA graduates increasingly struggle for prestige, financial stability, and influence, one career path continues to dominate the dreams of ambitious families: CSS.
From luxury cars and powerful protocols to government residences, free electricity, and elite bureaucratic status, the attraction of Pakistan’s top civil service positions has become stronger than ever. Across the country, parents are pushing their children toward the highly competitive Central Superior Services (CSS) examination, hoping to see them rise to powerful government posts.
But senior journalist Zahid Gishkori has now revealed explosive allegations suggesting that even Pakistan’s most prestigious examination system may not be free from corruption and manipulation.
Speaking during a recent discussion, Gishkori claimed that two candidates belonging to a powerful Memon family allegedly cheated successfully in the 2022 CSS examinations conducted by the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) in Karachi.
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According to the journalist, both candidates emerged among the top scorers in the written examinations and later appeared before the interview panel. However, officials conducting the interviews reportedly became suspicious when the candidates’ performance during the viva did not match their extraordinary written exam results.
“The interview panel was shocked,” Gishkori claimed. “They could not understand how candidates with weak interview performance had obtained exceptionally high marks in the written papers.”
The suspicion reportedly prompted the FPSC chairman to order an internal investigation. According to the allegations, investigators later discovered evidence suggesting that cheating and manipulation had taken place with the alleged involvement of certain FPSC employees and officials.
Gishkori claimed a formal charge sheet was prepared after investigators concluded that answer sheets had been tampered with as part of a secret deal allegedly finalized during a wedding ceremony at the residence of an FPSC officer in 2018.
The scandal allegedly involved the replacement of nearly 24 examination sheets linked to the two candidates, including forged signatures and manipulated records designed to secure their success in the country’s most prestigious examination.
The matter was later referred to the FIA, where criminal cases were reportedly registered. According to Gishkori, some officials were jailed; one FPSC employee was dismissed from service, and another retired official was also allegedly imprisoned. Reports further claimed that four officers were named during the inquiry process.
However, despite the sensational allegations, the case reportedly weakened in court due to what was described as poor-quality investigations. An Islamabad special court later granted relief to FPSC employees accused in the scandal, citing insufficient evidence and flawed investigative procedures.
The two CSS candidates allegedly linked to the cheating scandal also reportedly received legal clearance.
The allegations have once again raised troubling questions about transparency, accountability, and merit within Pakistan’s most powerful bureaucratic recruitment system — a system still viewed by millions as the ultimate gateway to power, privilege, and influence.
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