Government employees in Pakistan

Government employees in Pakistan encompass all individuals employed by the government, including both civil and military personnel, who fulfill their duties within federal, provincial, or district areas of the government of Pakistan. Their recruitment and appointment in respective services adhere to the specifications outlined in the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan. Appointment and selection of appointees do not discriminate based on gender, ethnicity, race, or sectarian factors. Vacancies within each establishment for the employment of official staff are legally sanctioned by legislators and decision-making bodies.[1]

Each governmental entity has its designated workforce and allocated resources specified for official tasks and responsibilities. Recruitment for positions within these entities varies according to qualification, both in terms of tier and occupation. All services operate within a hierarchical structure, with officials categorized into different grades, typically delineated by a basic pay scale structure. This categorization ensures the smooth, transparent, and meticulous execution of tasks, with remuneration commensurate with assigned responsibilities. [2]

Pay scales of employees

Responsibilities and tasks associated with each official position vary depending on the type of organization in which appointees are employed. Therefore, various pay scales are established in accordance with the nature of the job, taking into account the competitive environment. Each type of pay scale may differ in the amount paid to each official, as well as in the perks and privileges provided. [3]

However, equivalence criteria within various types of pay scales have also been established, as outlined in the following tables.

Equivalence of Officials based on pay scales in Pakistan

S.No Pay scale type Stage-1 Stage-2 Stage-3 Stage-4 Stage-5 Stage-6 Stage-7
1. Basic pay scales BPS-1~4 BPS-5~6 BPS-7~8 BPS-9~10 BPS-11~12 BPS-13~14 BPS-15~16
2. Special pay scales SPS-01 SPS-02 SPS-03 SPS-04 SPS-05 SPS-06 SPS-07A (Staff Cadre)
3. Military pay scales E-1 E-2 & E-3 E-4 E-5 & E-6 E-7 E-8 E-9

Equivalence of Gazetted Officers based on pay scales in Pakistan

S.No Pay scale type Stage-1 Stage-2 Stage-3 Stage-4 Stage-5 Stage-6 Stage-7 Stage-8
1. Basic pay scale BPS-16 & BPS-17 BPS-18 BPS-19 BPS-20 BPS-21 BPS-22 BPS-Spec BPS-Apex
2. Special pay scales SPS-7 & SPS-8 SPS-9 SPS-10 SPS-11 SPS-12 SPS-13 SPS-14 –
3. Military pay scales O-1, 2 & 3 O-4 O-5 O-6 & 7 O-8 O-9 O-10 –
4. Higher Judicial pay scales – – – – J-III J-II J-I O-Apex
5. Management pay scales – – – MP-III MP-II MP-I MP-Spec –
6. State Bank of Pakistan pay scales OG-1, OG-2 OG-3, OG-5, OG-4 OG-6 OG-7 OG-8 Governor –
7. National Bank of Pakistan pay scales OG-3, OG-2 OG-1, AVP VP SVP EVP SEVP President –
8. Higher Education Commission (HEC) pay scales – – TTS-III TTS-II TTS-I TTS-MP TTS-Spec –
9. Diplomatic pay scales – – – HoM Grd-III HoM Grd-II HoM Grd-I HoM Grd-Spec HoM Grd-Apex
10. SSGC pay scales OG-1 To OG-4 OG-5, OG-6, OG-7 OG-8 DMD MD – –
11. Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority Pay scales EG-01 To EG -02 EG-03 To EG-04 EG-05 To EG-06 EG-07 To EG-08 EG-09 To EG-10 and ADG (Serving Air Vice Marshal (BPS-21) on deputation from Pakistan Air Force.) DG – –
12. Financial Monitoring Unit FMU-1 & FMU-2 FMU-3 FMU-4 FMU-5 FMU-6 (Serving Executive Director (OG-8) on Deputation from State Bank of Pakistan.)

Gazetted Officers in Pakistan

Group / Services BPS-16 & 17/ FMU-1 & 2 / O-1, 2 & 3 / SPS-7, SPS-8 / OG-1 & 2 BPS-18/ FMU-3 / O-4 / SPS-9 / OG-3 & 4 BPS-19 / FMU-4 / O-5 / SPS-10 / OG-5 & 6 / TTS-III BPS-20 / FMU-5 / O-6 & 7 / SPS-11 / MP-III / OG-7 / TTS-II / HoM Grd-III BPS-21 / FMU-6 / J-III / O-8 / SPS-12 / MP-II / OG-8 / TTS-I / HoM Grd-II BPS-22 / J-II / O-9 / SPS-13 / MP-I / TTS-MP / HoM Grd-I BPS-Spec / J-I / O-10 / SPS-14 / MP-Spec / TTS-Spec / HoM Grd-Spec BPS-Apex / O-Apex / HoM Grd-Apex
Upper Judiciary
  • Additional Judges of the High Court
  • Registrar of the High Court
  • Judges of the High Court
  • Registrar of the Supreme Court

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP)

Lower Judiciary
  • Civil Judge cum Judicial Magistrate
  • District Attorney (smaller districts)
  • Senior Civil Judge
  • Assistant District & Session Judge
  • District Attorney (larger districts)

Additional District & Session Judge

District & Session Judge

Lawyers
  • Assistant Advocate-General
  • Deputy Attorney-General
  • Additional Advocate-General
  • Additional Attorney-General
  • Advocate-General for province
  • Attorney-General for Pakistan
Army
  • JCOs

BPS-(13-16)

  • 2nd Lieutenant
  • Lieutenant
  • Captain
  • Major
  • Lieutenant Colonel
  • Colonel

Brigadier

Major General

Lieutenant General

General

Field Marshal

Navy
  • CPOs

BPS-(13-16)

  • Midshipman
  • Sub-Lieutenant
  • Lieutenant

Lieutenant Commander

  • Commander
  • Captain

Commodore

Rear Admiral

Vice Admiral

Admiral

Admiral of the Fleet

Air Force
  • JCOs

BPS-(13-16)

  • Flight Lieutenant
  • Flying Officer
  • Pilot Officer

Squadron Leader

  • Wing Commander
  • Group Captain

Air Commodore

Air Vice Marshal

Air Marshal

Air Chief Marshal

Marshal of the Air Force

Financial Monitoring Unit FMU-1
  • Junior Officer

FMU-2

  • Assistant Director
 Deputy Director Additional Director Director Director General
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission

SPS-7/Officer Cadre

  • Assistant Technical Officer
  • Assistant Research Officer
  • Assistant Accounts Officer
  • Assistant Librarian

SPS-8

  • Medical Officer
  • Junior Engineer
  • Junior Scientist
  • Admin Officer
  • Accounts Officer
  • Research Analyst
  • Technical Officer
  • Research Officer
  • Fire Officer
  • Principal Nurse-II
  • Khateeb-e-Ala-II
  • Senior Medical Officer
  • Senior Engineer
  • Senior Scientist
  • Senior Admin Officer
  • Senior Accounts Officer
  • Senior Research Analyst
  • Senior Technical Officer
  • Senior Research Officer
  • Senior Fire Officer
  • Principal Nurse-I
  • Khateeb-e-Ala-I
  • Principal Medical Officer
  • Principal Engineer
  • Principal Scientist
  • Principal Admin Officer
  • Principal Accounts Officer
  • Principal Research Analyst
  • Principal Technical Officer
  • Principal Research Officer
  • Principal Fire Officer
  • Deputy Chief Medical Officer
  • Deputy Chief Engineer
  • Deputy Chief Scientist
  • Deputy Chief Admin Officer
  • Deputy Chief Accounts Officer
  • Deputy Chief Research Analyst
  • Senior Principal Technical Officer
  • Senior Principal Research Officer
  • Chief Medical Officer
  • Chief Engineer
  • Chief Scientist
  • Chief Admin Officer
  • Chief Accounts Officer
  • Chief Research Analyst

Member, P.A.E.C

Chairman, PAEC

Police Service of Pakistan[4]

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP)

  • Superintendent of Police (SP)
  • Additional Superintendent of Police (Add. SP)
  • Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG)
  • Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP/DPO)

Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG/RPO)

  • Inspector General of Police (IG) (Special Charge)
  • Additional Inspector General of Police (Add. IG)

Inspector General of Police (IG) (Provincial Police Officer)

Engineering
  • Sub Divisional Engineer
  • Assistant Executive Engineer
  • Assistant Director
  • Junior Engineer
  • Executive Engineer
  • Deputy Director
  • Manager
  • Senior Engineer
  • Additional Chief Engineer
  • Superintending Engineer
  • Director
  • Deputy General Manager
  • Resident Engineer
  • Chief Engineer
  • General Manager
  • Director General
  • Chairman, WAPDA (Water and Power Development Authority)
Intermediate and Degree Colleges

Lecturer

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

  • Professor
  • Principal
  • Distinguished Professor
  • Principal of Large Colleges
High Schools
  • Secondary School Teacher (SST)
  • Senior Certified Teacher
  • Senior Drawing Master
  • Senior Arabic Teacher
  • Senior Theology Teacher
  • Senior Physical Education Teacher
  • Subject Specialist
  • Senior Subject Specialist
  • Director Physical Education.
 Head Master Principal
Medical

Medical Officer

  • Senior Medical Officer
  • Medical Superintendent (Officiating)
  • Principal Medical Officer
  • Medical Superintendent

Chief Medical Officer

Director General, Health Services

Higher Education Commission (HEC) / Universities

Research Associate

Lecturer

Assistant Professor

  • Associate Professor
  • Chairman / Head of Department
  • Professor
  • Pro Vice Chancellor
  • Dean of Faculty
  • Vice Chancellor
  • Meritorious Professor
Inter Services Intelligence

Assistant Director

Deputy Director

  • Joint Director
  • Additional Director
  • Director
  • Additional Director General
  • Deputy Director General

Director General of a department

Director General, Inter Services Intelligence

Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority
  • Assistant Engineer
  • Scientific Officer
  • Senior Engineer
  • Senior Scientific Officer
  • Principal Engineer
  • Principal Scientific Officer
  • Senior Principal Engineer
  • Chief Scientific Officer
  • Chief Engineer
  • Chief Scientist
 Member, PNRA Chairman, PNRA
Pakistan Administrative Service[5]
  • Tehsildar to provincial government
  • Under Secretary to Provincial Government
  • Section Officer in Federal Secretariat
  • Assistant Commissioner (AC)
  • Assistant Political Agent (APA)
  • Assistant Director of Federal / Provincial Department
  • Deputy District Officer
  • Assistant Coordination Officer
  • Deputy Secretary to Provincial Government
  • Senior Section Officer in Federal Secretariat
  • Deputy Commissioner (DC) for a smaller district
  • Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) for a larger district
  • Political Agent (PA) for a smaller agency
  • Additional Political Agent for a larger agency
  • Deputy Director of a Federal / Provincial Department
  • District Officer
  • Deputy District Coordination Officer
  • Additional Secretary to Provincial Government
  • Deputy Secretary to the Government of Pakistan
  • Additional Commissioner of a Larger Administrative Division (Appointment created on required basis).
  • Deputy Commissioner (DC) for a larger district
  • Political Agent (PA) for a larger agency
  • Project Manager for Federal Scheme
  • Director of a Federal / Provincial Department
  • District Coordination officer
  • Joint Secretary to the Government of Pakistan
  • Secretary / Special Secretary to Provincial Government
  • Member Provincial Board of Revenue
  • Commissioners of Administrative Divisions
  • Project Director for Federal Scheme
  • Director General of Federal Department
  • Additional Chief Secretary to Provincial Government
  • Senior Secretary to Provincial Government
  • Acting Secretary to the Government of Pakistan
  • Additional Secretary to the Government of Pakistan
  • Senior Joint Secretary to the Government of Pakistan
  • Senior Member Provincial Board of Revenue
  • Commissioners of Larger Administrative Divisions
  • Chairman of Federal Organisation
  • Chief Executive / Managing Director of Public Corporation
  • Chief Secretary to AJ&K / Gilgit-Baltistan Government.
  • Chairman Provincial Statutory Board

Secretary General to the Government of Pakistan

National Counter Terrorism Authority
  • Assistant Director
  • Junior Analyst
  • Deputy Director
  • Analyst
  • Director
  • Senior Analyst

Director General

  • Deputy National Coordinator
  • Member

National Coordinator

Federal Investigation Agency

Assistant Director

Deputy Director

Additional Director

Director

  • Director General (Special Charge)
  • Additional Director General

Director General of the Federal Investigation Agency

Foreign services of Pakistan[4]
  • Third Secretary (Abroad)
  • Vice Consul (Abroad)
  • Section Officer
  • First Secretary (Abroad)
  • Consul (Abroad)
  • Second Secretary (Abroad)
  • Deputy Director
  • Consul General (Abroad)
  • Counselor (Abroad)
  • Director
  • Head of Mission Grade-3 (Ambassador / High commissioner / Permanent Representative)
  • Minister (Abroad)
  • Consul General (Abroad)
  • Director General
  • Head of Mission Grade-2
  • Additional Secretary
  • Head of Mission Grade-1
  • Foreign Secretary
  • Secretary General (Foreign Affairs)
  • Ambassador-at-Large
Office Management / Secretariat Group [5]

Section Officer

Senior Section Officer

Deputy Secretary

Joint Secretary

  • Additional Secretary
  • Senior Joint Secretary

Federal Secretary

Pakistan Audit and Accounts Group[6]
  • Assistant Accountant General
  • Assistant Audit Officer
  • Assistant Accounts Officer
  • Assistant Controller Military Accounts
  • Assistant Director Audit
  • Assistant Controller Naval accounts
  • Assistant Controller local Audit
  • Deputy Accountant General
  • Audit Officer
  • Accounts Officer
  • Deputaty Controller Military Accounts
  • Deputy Director Audit
  • Deputy Controller Naval accounts
  • Deputy Controller local audit

Additional Accountant General Director Audit

  • Deputy Auditor General
  • Accountant General
  • Controller Military Accountant General
  • Director General Audit
  • Finance Advisor
  • Military Accountant General
  • Accountant General Pakistan Revenue

Additional Auditor General

Auditor General of Pakistan

Inland Revenue Service[4]

Assistant Commissioner, I.R.S

Deputy Commissioner, I.R.S

Additional Commissioner, I.R.S

Commissioner, I.R.S

  • Member Federal Board of Revenue
  • Chief Commissioner, I.R.S

Chairman, Federal Board of Revenue

Customs and Excise Group

Assistant Collector

Deputy Collector

Additional Collector

Collector

  • Member Federal Board of Revenue
  • Chief Collector

Chairman, Federal Board of Revenue

Commerce and Trade Group
  • Commercial Attaché
  • Assistant Director
  • Commercial Secretary
  • Deputy Director
  • Commercial Counselor (Abroad)
  • Director
  • Minister Trade/Economic (Abroad)
  • Consul General (Abroad)

Executive Director General

Military Lands and Cantonment Group[6]
  • Cantonment Executive Officer (C-Cat Cantt)
  • Additional Cantonment Executive Officer (B-Cat Cantt)
  • Military Estate Officer (C-Cat Cantt)
  • Cantonment Executive Officer (B-Cat Cantt)
  • Additional Cantonment Executive Officer (A-Cat Cantt)
  • Military Estate Officer (B-Cat Cantt)
  • Cantonment Executive Officer (A-Cat Cantt)
  • Military Estate Officer (A-Cat Cantt)

Director

  • Deputy Director General
  • Regional Director

Director General

Railways (Commercial and Transportation) Group[6]

Assistant Commercial/Transportation Officer

  • Senior Commercial/Transportation Officer
  • Divisional Commercial/Transportation Officer

Chief Operating Superintendent (COPS) Chief Commercial Manager (CCM) Divisional Superintendent (DS)

Additional General Manager (AGM)

CEO/Sr. General Manager, Pakistan Railways

Information Group[6]
  • Assistant Director
  • Information Officer
  • Press Attaché (Abroad)
  • Private Secretary (State Minister)
  • Public Relations Officer
  • Deputy Director
  • Press Consular (Abroad)
  • Private Secretary (Minister)
  • Deputy Press Secretary
  • Director
  • Press Minister (Abroad)
  • Director General
  • Principal Information Officer
  • Press Secretary (Prime Minister)
Postal Group[6]

Post Officer, Postal Unit

  • Divisional Superintendent Post
  • Assistant Post Master General

Deputy Post Master General

Post Master General

Deputy Director General Post

Director General, Pakistan Post

Levels of Pay

While there are several Pay Scale Systems in Pakistan besides the Basic Pay Scale (BPS), the BPS is the most widely used pay scale system in the country. The majority of government departments and organizations adhere to the BPS System. Examples of other pay systems in Pakistan include the Special Pay Scale (SPS) and army scales, while private organizations, companies, and industries are free to devise their own pay structures, subject to the government setting a minimum salary for private employees.

BPS scales undergo regular revisions every few years. They were revised in 2008, then again in 2011 after three years, and once more in 2015 after four years, taking into account the inflation rate in Pakistan. As of the latest update, the Basic Pay Scale Structure for 2022 has been introduced.

It's important to note that minimum pay, maximum pay, annual increments, and all other allowances are denoted in Pakistani rupees. Civil servants also receive various other allowances in addition to their basic pay, according to the rules of their department/organization and their terms of service. These allowances may include Ad hoc Relief Allowance, Medical Allowance, Special Pay, Conveyance Allowance, House Rent Allowance, and several other miscellaneous allowances, as applicable.

Both the Federal Government and provincial governments have their own separate pay systems, which are closely similar to each other. Pay, emoluments, allowances, pensions, and all other perks and privileges for government serving/retired servants not only vary with their status, rank, appointment, and service duration but also with their affiliated services. For instance, an officer holding the appointment of additional secretary in the Federal Government is classified as grade 21. However, the same appointment held by an incumbent in the Provincial Government would be of grade 19. Therefore, appointments also vary in scale depending on the individual's affiliated service. [7]

Promotion opportunities

The Central Selection Board (CSB) of the Federal Public Service Commission is supposed to meet twice in a year to consider promotion opportunities for the appointed employees of Civil Service of Pakistan.[5]

References

  1. ^ "The Civil Service Regulations (C.S.R)" (PDF). finance.gov.pk.
  2. ^ "CONDUCT, EFFICIENCY AND DISCIPLINE" (PDF). establishment.gov.pk.
  3. ^ "A Study on the Civil Service Structure" (PDF). lgkp.gov.pk.
  4. ^ a b c Malik Asad (21 February 2017). "Top bureaucrats promoted to grade 22". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  5. ^ a b c Imran Mukhtar (10 February 2013). "CSB (Central Selection Board) meets tomorrow to consider 300 babus' (bureaucrats) promotion". The Nation (newspaper). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d e Malik Asad (25 May 2014). "Boon for PAS (Pakistan Administrative Service) angers other civil service groups". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Civil Servants Salary Structure" (PDF). pide.org.pk.