Appointment holder in government organizations of Pakistan
Appointment holder in government organizations of Pakistan refers to all those serving officials, whose services are accredited to the state and federal governments of Pakistan. Their recruitment and appointment in respective services are carried out as the constitutional dictates. No distinction based on gender, ethnic, racial and sectarian factors is carried out in appointment and selection of appointees. Vacancies with in each establishment for employment of official staff is legally sanctioned by the legislators and decision making bodies. All Organs of state are organized in hierarchical order and officials serving therein are categorized in various fields as per the tech expertise entailed by each official post.
Pay scales of employees
Responsibilities and tasks carried by each official position vary with type of organizations, where appointees are working in. Thus, various pay scales are laid in accordance with the nature of job and to keep competitive environment alive. Each type of pay scale may vary with regards to amount paid to each official along with perks and privileges. But equivalence criteria with in various types of pay scale has also been laid, as stipulated in undermentioned table. Prof. M. Shahzad
Equivalence of officials based on pay scales in Pakistan
Ser |
Pay scale type |
Stage-1 |
Stage-2 |
Stage-3 |
Stage-4 |
Stage-5 |
Stage-6 |
Stage-7 |
Stage-8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. |
Basic pay scales |
BPS-17 |
BPS-18 |
BPS-19 |
BPS-20 |
BPS-21 |
BPS-22 |
BPS-Spec |
BPS-Apex |
2. |
Higher judicial pay scales |
– |
– |
– |
– |
J-III |
J-II |
J-I |
O-Apex |
3. |
Military pay scales |
O-1, 2 & 3 |
O-4 |
O-5 |
O-6 |
O-7 |
O-8 |
O-9 |
O-10 |
4. |
Special pay scales |
SPS-8 |
SPS-9 |
SPS-10 |
SPS-11 |
SPS-12 |
SPS-13 |
SPS-14 |
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5. |
Management pay scales |
– |
– |
– |
MP-III |
MP-II |
MP-I |
MP-Spec |
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6. |
State Bank of Pakistan pay scales |
OG-2 |
OG-3 & 4 |
OG-5 & 6 |
OG-7 |
OG-8 |
Deputy Governor |
Governor |
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7. |
HEC pay scales |
– |
– |
TTS-III |
TTS-II |
TTS-I |
TTS-MP |
TTS-Spec |
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8. |
Diplomatic pay scales |
– |
– |
– |
HoM Grd-III |
HoM Grd-II |
HoM Grd-I |
HoM Grd-Spec |
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Group / Services |
BPS-17 / SPS-8 / O-1,2&3 |
BPS-18 / SPS-9 / O-4 |
BPS-19 / SPS-10 / O-5 / TTS-Asst P |
BPS-20 / SPS-11 / O-6 & 7 / TTS-Asoc P / MP-3 |
BPS-21 / SPS-12 / O-8 / TTS-Prof / MP-2 |
BPS-22 / SPS-13 / O-9 / TTS-MP / MP-1 |
Spec / SPS-14 / O-10 |
Apex |
Remarks |
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Upper Judiciary |
Additional High Court judges |
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Chief Justice Supreme Court of Pakistan |
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Lower judiciary |
Civil judge cum judicial magistrate |
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Additional district and session judge |
District and session judge |
District and session judge |
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Armed forces |
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Major |
Lieutenant colonel |
Colonel |
Brigadier |
Major general |
Lieutenant general |
General |
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Intelligence agencies |
Assistant director |
Deputy director |
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Deputy director general |
Additional director general |
Director general |
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Pakistan Administrative Service |
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Secretary general |
Ambassador-at-large |
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Pakistan Police Services |
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Deputy inspector general of police |
Additional inspector general of police |
Inspector general of police |
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Foreign services of Pakistan |
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Secretary general |
Ambassador-at-large |
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Office management / secretariat group |
Section officer |
Section officer |
Deputy secretary |
Joint secretary |
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Federal secretary |
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Pakistan Audit and Accounts Group' |
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Accountant general |
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Auditor General Pakistan |
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Inland Revenue Service |
Assistant Commissioner Inland Revenue |
Deputy Commissioner Inland Revenue |
Addition Commissioner Inland Revenue |
Commissioner Inland Revenue |
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Member Federal Board of Revenue |
Chairman Federal Board of Revenue |
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Customs and Excise Group |
Assistant Collector |
Deputy Collector |
Additional Collector |
Collector |
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Member Federal Board of Revenue |
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Commerce and Trade Group |
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Executive Director General |
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Military Lands and Cantonment Group |
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Director General |
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Railways Commercial & Transport Group |
Assistant Transport Officer |
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Chief Commercial Manager |
Additional General Manager |
General Manager |
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Information Group |
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Postal Group |
Divisional Superintendent Post Office |
Divisional Superintendent Post Office |
Deputy Post Master General |
Post Master General |
Director General Post |
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Engineering (Technocrats) |
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Intermediate and Degree Collages |
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Medical |
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HEC/Universities |
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