Thread by @AmarJajja

Tribute to Khalid Sherdil PAS

Let us honor this civil servant par excellence by acknowledging and sharing the services he rendered for the betterment of Pakistan. Here are few of them:

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1/ Some of his assignments:

AC Murree, AC Lahore Cantt, Deputy Secretary Agriculture, DS IT, DG IT Baluchistan, Secretary Labor Baluchistan, Secretary Industries Punjab, DG PDMA Punjab, CEO Urban Unit, Secretary MPDD

2/ A Learned Bureaucrat:

-KDS had been to University Of W. Ontario, McGill University, Washington University and College of Wooster Ohio, USA.
-17 research publications to his credit.
-Authored book 'Dengue Prevention and Control : The Lahore model'

3/ A Caring Bureaucrat:

-KDS worked tirelessly, for the welfare of PAS officers which included deceased ones also
-Remained MD of think tank PAS Alumni Research Council
-Admin of PAS social media accounts

4/ Civil Services Reforms:

He was active in the process of civil services reform. He used to regularly meet parliamentary delegations, provincial service delegations and young officers for his input about civil services reforms.

5/ An activist:

-He had been running various initiatives like Artspak.com for showcasing Pakistani arts to the world
-He had also worked on pictorial book on Rural Life in Punjab
-Arranged national conference on Kashmir

6/ Digitization of Baluchistan Secretariat:

IT building in secretariat, Intrusion alarms, Night vision cameras, thermal sensors, digitization of HRM i.e. biometric attendance, RFID based car entrance, Data integration, data centers, VoIP system in departments

7/ Disaster management:

-Founding DG of PDMA Punjab
-Dealt with super floods of 2010 along with 7 other major disasters
-Disbursed flood compensation ($325m) to 1m flood affected families
-Model 22 Villages Project with schools, dispensaries, solar electricity, biogas and parks

8/ MPDD:

Management and Professional Development Department is the key trainining institute for provincial government servants. During his brief stint at MPDD:
- Expediting development of Multan Sub campus (PC1)
- Online teaching infrastructure at MPDD

9/ Environment and tourism:

-Digital mapping of parks and green spaces in collaboration with PHA
- Field app for environmental department
- Afforestation initiative by Miyawaki method
- Eco-tourism in Soon Valley
- Redesigning of Muree Mall road and GPO

9/ Waste management:

- Gilgit Sewerage Treatment Plant
- DG Khan integrated waste management system
- Lakhoder Landfill site assessment using Digital Terrain Model, Digital surface model, Contouring at 5, 10 m and drone videography

10/ Urban Planning:

-Spatial Strategy 2047
Mapping based on education, health facilities, CPEC connectivity, irrigation network,geographic features, human settlement etc
-Punjab's tallest and Pakistan 2nd tallest building in collab with Kingbhai Digisol on Canal Road Lahore

11/ Property tax revolution:

- Epay app (any citizen can pay property tax online)
- GIS modelling of property (for more accurate tax evaluation and improved tax collection)
- Expanding scope to properties along highways
- Advising Sindh government for Property tax digitization

In the end, let us pray for his high ranks in Jannah. May Allah accord eternal peace to his soul. Ameen

I would like to thank @adeelizm from Excise and Taxation Department @wajahat00629425 from MPDD and employees of @UrbanUnitGop for helping me with the content of this tribute.