The Central Superior Services of Pakistan (or commonly known as CSS)
Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service
Police Service of Pakistan (PSP)
District Management Group (DMG)
Income Tax Group (ITG)
Customs and Excise Group (CEG)
Foreign Service of Pakistan (FSP)
Postal Group (PG)
Commerce & Trade Group (CTG)
Railways Group (RG)
Information Group (IG)
History of Civil Services in Pakistan
Armed Forces and Civil Services of Pakistan
Commissioned officers of Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air Force, and Pakistan Navy have their own quota of 10% in District Management Group (DMG), Foreign Service of Pakistan (FSP), and Police Service of Pakistan (PSP). Usually officers of Captain Rank are short listed by General Head Quarters (GHQ) and selected against this quota after the permission directly by Chief of Army Staff before interview process.
Reform of Civil Services
Despite the fact that Civil Services of Pakistan have been still running on the pattern set out by British Raj (no major change has been performed), the Musharraf government started a major reform process of it. The task was to be performed by National Commission of Government Reforms (NCGR) under the chairmanship of Dr. Ishrat Hussain, the former governor of State Bank of Pakistan. The final report that was published in September 2007 stated that four CSS cadres i.e., Pakistan Railway Service, Pakistan Postal Service, Commerce and Trade Group, and the Information Service of Pakistan, should be axed. According to the recommendation, Postal and Railway Service should be made autonomous commercial bodies, with Information Service be suspended till further notice. The report also highlighted broad changes in the examination system, with the recommendation of a personality test be made part of the selection process.
Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service
Police Service of Pakistan (PSP)
District Management Group (DMG)
Income Tax Group (ITG)
Customs and Excise Group (CEG)
Foreign Service of Pakistan (FSP)
Postal Group (PG)
Commerce & Trade Group (CTG)
Railways Group (RG)
Information Group (IG)
History of Civil Services in Pakistan
Armed Forces and Civil Services of Pakistan
Commissioned officers of Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air Force, and Pakistan Navy have their own quota of 10% in District Management Group (DMG), Foreign Service of Pakistan (FSP), and Police Service of Pakistan (PSP). Usually officers of Captain Rank are short listed by General Head Quarters (GHQ) and selected against this quota after the permission directly by Chief of Army Staff before interview process.
Reform of Civil Services
Despite the fact that Civil Services of Pakistan have been still running on the pattern set out by British Raj (no major change has been performed), the Musharraf government started a major reform process of it. The task was to be performed by National Commission of Government Reforms (NCGR) under the chairmanship of Dr. Ishrat Hussain, the former governor of State Bank of Pakistan. The final report that was published in September 2007 stated that four CSS cadres i.e., Pakistan Railway Service, Pakistan Postal Service, Commerce and Trade Group, and the Information Service of Pakistan, should be axed. According to the recommendation, Postal and Railway Service should be made autonomous commercial bodies, with Information Service be suspended till further notice. The report also highlighted broad changes in the examination system, with the recommendation of a personality test be made part of the selection process.
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