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
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 & 4	OG-5 & 6	OG-7	OG-8	OG-9	OG-10
7.	HEC pay scales	–	–	TTS-III	TTS-II	TTS-I	TTS-MP	TTS-Spec
8.	Diplomatic pay scales	–	–	–	HoM Grd-III	HoM Grd-II	HoM Grd-I	HoM Grd-Spec	HoM Grd-Apex

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	BPS-Spec / SPS-14 / O-10	Apex	Remarks
Upper Judiciary					Additional Judges to the High Courts Registrar High Courts	Judges of the High Court Registrar of the Supreme Court	Judges of the Supreme Court Wafaqi Mohtasib (Federal Ombudsman) Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court Chief Justice of the High Court	Chief Justice of Pakistan(CJP)
Lower Judiciary	Civil Judge cum Magistrate	Civil Judge cum Judicial Magistrate District Attorney (smaller districts)	Senior Civil Judge and Assistant Session Judge District Attorney (larger districts)	Additional District and Session Judge	District and Session Judge
Armed Forces	Captain Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant	Major	Lt Colonel	Colonel	Brigadier	Major General	Lieutenant General	Field Marshal General
Inter Services Intelligence	Assistant director	Deputy director	Joint / Additional director	Director	Additional director general Deputy director general	Director general (Department)	Director general Inter Services Intelligence
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission	Junior Engineer Junior Scientist	Senior Engineer Senior Scientist	Principal Engineer Principal Scientist	Deputy Chief Engineer Deputy Chief Scientist	Chief Engineer Chief Scientist	Member	Chairman
Pakistan Administrative Service	Assistant commissioner Assistant director Section officer Deputy district officer Assistant Coordination Officer	Deputy Commissioner District Coordination Officer Additional Deputy Commissioner District Officer Deputy Secretary (provincial govt) Deputy Director	Deputy Commissioner District Coordination officer Additional Secretary (provincial govt) Director	Joint secretary Member board of revenue Commissioner division (ordinary) Secretary (provincial govt) Director general in federal secretariat Head of mission grade-3	Chief secretary GB / AJK Additional secretary Chief commissioner Commissioner division (provincial capitals) Additional chief secretary Director general of federal organization Managing director corporation Senior joint secretary Senior member board of revenue Chairman provincial statutory board	Federal secretary Chief secretary (province) Managing director larger corporation Director general federal autonomous bodies Chairman federal boards	Secretary general Ambassador-at-large
Pakistan Police Services	Assistant superintendent of police Deputy superintendent of police	Superintendent of Police Additional superintendent of police	Assistant inspector general Senior superintendent of police	Deputy inspector general of police	Inspector general of police (spec charge) Additional Inspector general of police	Inspector General of police (provincial police officer)
Federal Investigation Agency	Assistant Director	Deputy Director	Additional Director	Director	Director General of the Federal Investigation Agency Additional Director General	Director General of the Federal Investigation Agency
Foreign services of Pakistan	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	Section Officer	Section Officer (senior)	Deputy Secretary	Joint Secretary	Additional Secretary Senior Joint Secretary	Federal Secretary
Pakistan Audit and Accounts Group	Assistant Accountant General Audit Officer Assistant Controller Military Accounts	Deputy Accountant General	Additional Accountant General	Deputy Auditor General Accountant General Deputy 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	Assistant Commissioner Inland Revenue	Deputy Commissioner Inland Revenue	Addition Commissioner Inland Revenue	Commissioner Inland Revenue	Member Federal Board of Revenue Chief Commissioner Inland Revenue	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	Chief Executive Officer (C-Cat Cantt) Additional Chief Executive Officer (B-Cat Cantt) Military Estate Officer (C-Cat Cantt)	Chief Executive Officer (B-Cat Cantt) Additional Chief Executive Officer (A-Cat Cantt) Military Estate Officer (B-Cat Cantt)	Chief Executive Officer (A-Cat Cantt) Military Estate Officer (A-Cat Cantt)	Directors	Deputy Director General Regional directors	Director general
Railways (Commercial and Transportation) Group	Assistant Transport Officer	Deputy Commercial Manager Divisional Transport Officer	Chief Commercial Manager	Additional General Manager	General Manager
Information Group	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	Post Officer, Postal Unit	Divisional Superintendent Post Assistant Post Master General	Deputy Post Master General	Post Master General	Deputy Director General Post	Director General Post
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
Intermediate and Degree Colleges	Lecturer	Assistant Professor	Associate Professor	Professor Principal	Distinguished Professor Principal Larger Colleges
Medical	Medical Officer	Senior Medical Officer Medical Superintendent (officiating)	Principal Medical Officer Medical Superintendent	Chief Medical Officer	Director General Health Services
HEC/Universities	Research Associates	Lecturers	Assistant Professor	Associate Professor Head of Department	Professor Pro Vice Chancellor Dean of faculties	Vice Chancellor Meritorious professor