A high-powered selection board, headed by Prime Minister Imran Khan, met on Saturday and approved promotion of senior civil servants to grade-22.

Those officers who are promoted to grade-22 include Inspector General of Police Sindh Dr Kaleem Imam, Special Secretary Ministry of Interior Mian Waheed Uddin, Secretary Health Allah Buksh Malik, Chief Secretary Balochistan Fazeel Ashgar, Additional Secretary Cabinet Division Afzal Lateef, Additional Secretary Prime Minister Office Muhammad Shahzad, Managing Director Police Foundation Shoaib Dastagir, and Commandant National Police Academy Muhammad Tahir.

Sources said that 22 officers had been promoted to vacant grade-22 positions in the Pakistan Administrative Service, Police Service of Pakistan, Audit and Accounts Service, Information Group and Foreign Service of Pakistan. With the approval of the Prime Minister, three more grade-22 posts have been created in the Police Service of Pakistan. The positions of Inspector General Railways, Commandant Frontier Constabulary and managing director National Police Bureau have been upgraded to grade-22.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2019