The tenth session of IPS’ series ‘The Living Scripts‘ was held with Javed Hasan Aly, former federal secretary, Establishment & federal secretary, Environment, on January 17, 2020.

After talking briefly about his childhood and academic life, aly shed light on his civil services career which spanned over 40 years. During this period. he served in different departments of FIA, Ministry of Defence, FBR, NIPA and Aviation. Later, he also worked as a personal secretary of Muhammad Khan Junejo, the then Prime Minister of Pakistan.

The speaker also discussed during the session about several challenging situations he faced during his professional life which he was able to overcome on the strength of his education. He advised the participants, especially the younger lot, to develop a habit of reading as it will not only increase their exposure but will also make them more valuable on the back of their knowledge.