GROUPS OF CSS EXAM

PAKISTAN/ CSS EXAM

PAKISTAN
POSTS/JOBS/VACANCIES
All Groups of CSS summary
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Police Services of Pakistan (PSP):

Definition of Police can be “The civil force of a

federal or local government, responsible for
the prevention and detection of crime and the
maintenance of public order.” Police is the
function of that branch of the administrative
machinery of government which is charged
with the preservation of public order and
tranquility, the promotion of the public health,
safety, and morals, and the prevention,
detection, and punishment of crimes.
In Pakistan Police officers are selected on the
rank of ASP (Assistant Superintendent of
Police) through CSS and then promoted to SP,
SSP, DIG, Addl IG and IG. In Pakistan ASP is
the head of city / sub-division (Tehsil) Police
whose rank is equivalent to DSP but DSPs are
those officers who are promoted from
inspector but ASP is selected directly through
CSS.
It is the most prestigious and honourable job
to serve country through police department.
Police is carried out by several federal and
provincial police agencies. The four provinces
and the Islamabad Capital Territory each have
a civilian police force with jurisdiction
extending only to the relevant province or
territory. At the federal level, there are a
number of civilian agencies with nationwide
jurisdictions including the Federal
Investigation Agency and the National
Highways and Motorway Police, as well as
several paramilitary forces including the
Pakistan Rangers and the Frontier Corps. The
most senior officers of all the civilian police
forces also form part of the Police Service of
Pakistan, which is a component of the civil
service of Pakistan.

Pakistan Administrative Services (PAS) /

District Management Group (DMG):

Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS),

previously known as the District Management
Group (DMG), in May 2012 Prime minister of
Pakistan announced this new name. Having its
roots in the former Civil Service of Pakistan
(CSP), The Indian Civil Service (ICS)—also
known once as Imperial Civil Service,
predecessor of the Civil Service of Pakistan
and District Management Group—was
established by the British to bolster the British
Raj. After Indian independence, the ICS
component ceded to Pakistan was renamed
the Pakistan Administrative Service. Later it
was named the Civil Service of Pakistan. In
1954, an agreement was reached between the
Governor General of Pakistan and the
governors of the provinces to constitute an
All-Pakistan service. Under administrative
reforms of 1973, the name of Civil Service of
Pakistan was changed to All-Pakistan Unified
Group (APUG) of which the PAS and Police
Service of Pakistan are now major
components.
The starting point for the PAS officers at the
district level is the position of Assistant
Commissioner of a subdivision. They are
entrusted with general management,
administration of the State land, revenue
matters, coordination between the
government departments and (except in
Punjab and Sind) law and order.
At senior levels, the PAS Officer can become
Secretary of any of the various federal
government divisions like Commerce and
Trade, Establishment, Housing, Information
Technology etc. Likewise in the provincial
governments they act as Secretaries for
departments such as Education, Health,
Home, Services and General Administration
etc. and as Additional Chief Secretary,
Chairman Planning and Development, and
Chief Secretary. The horizontal mobility of the
PAS officers ensures wide experience and
exposure to the officers who are posted to
various command and staff appointments.
The prospects for promotion are very high
and the promotion of the PAS officers is very
rapid as compared to other occupational
groups. The details are as follows:
Requirement for promotion to:
BS-18: Min 5 years of service termination of
Probation and passing of Deptt. Exam
BS-19: 12 years of service, MCMC and
eligibility score of 60 in PERs
BS-20: 17 years of service, SMC and eligibility
score of 70 in PERs
BS-21: 22 years of service, NMC / NDC and
eligibility score of 70 in PERs
BS-22: Selected from amongst BS-21 officers
of APUG

Foreign Services of Pakistan (FSP):

Foreign Service of Pakistan was formally

created in October 1952, after having been an
improvised organization since the creation of
Pakistan.
After the initial training period, junior officers
join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad
and serve as Assistant Directors in the
political, administrative or protocol wings. The
hierarchy at the Ministry comprises of five
stages:
1) Section Officer
2) Director
3) Director General
4) Additional Foreign Secretary
5) Foreign Secretary
Junior officers begin their diplomatic careers
abroad as either Third Secretary or Vice
Consuls. The hierarchies in Pakistan
Embassies/High Commissions/Permanent
Missions/Consulates abroad comprise six
stages:
1) Third Secretary or Vice Consul
2) Second Secretary
3) First Secretary or Consul
4) Counselor
5) Minister or Consul General
6) Ambassador/High
Commissioner/Permanent Representative
The Foreign Policy of Pakistan is based on
country's commitment to regional and global
peace and security. Pakistan is fully
committed to the Charter of the United
Nations and believes that inter-state relations
should be on the basis of sovereign equality,
mutual respect, non-interference in others
affairs and peaceful settlement of disputes.
Pakistan seeks friendship with all countries of
the world in general and with its neighbours in
particular.
Pakistan is playing an active role in the
international community's efforts to counter
extremism and terrorism and is committed to
eradicating this menace. It has suffered the
most in this struggle in terms of economic and
human loss.
Pakistan is playing a constructive role on
important global issues like non-proliferation
and disarmament, global warming and UNSC
reforms. We attach importance to our
participation in regional forums like SAARC,
SCO, ECO, ARF, and ASEM.

[I]Pakistan Customs Services (PCS):[/I]

Pakistan Customs is the guardian of

Pakistan's borders against movement of
contra band goods and is a facilitator of bona
fide trade. It provides a major source of
revenue to the Government of Pakistan in the
form of taxes levied on the goods traded
across the borders. It also helps to protect the
domestic industry, discourage consumptions
of luxury goods and stimulate development in
the under -developed areas. Customs and
Regulatory duties amount up to 15% of the
total receipts collected by the Federal Board
of Revenue. Pakistan Customs is manned by
officers from the Pakistan Customs Service
(PCS) which has been one of the premier
occupational group amongst Pakistan's civil
services. Previously known as the “Customs &
Excise group”, it was re-classified as Pakistan
Customs Service in November 2010, when the
responsibility of Sales Tax & Federal Excise
was taken away and a new occupational
service developed to collect Sales Tax,
Federal Excise and Income Tax namely Inland
Revenue Service (IRS). This has given PCS
officers an opportunity to focus on their core
function of acting as guardian of the nation’s
borders against illegitimate trade and
regulating bona fide trade. While the role of
Pakistan Customs Service has been greatly
diminished because of the loss of sales tax
and federal excise to IRS, the move has
allowed Pakistan Customs Service to become
a lean and mean service with enhanced focus
on border control.
The anti-smuggling powers delegated
previously by Pakistan Customs to Pakistan
Rangers and FC were withdrawn in view of
expansion of PCS in border regions and now
Pakistan Customs is planning to have an
enhanced anti-smuggling role in border areas
which will allow it to play an important role in
national development. The shift in the role of
Pakistan Customs from a revenue-collection
agency to a border control agency with
substantial responsibility in safe-guarding
country’s trade policies is what appears to be
the future of Pakistan Customs Service.
After CSS officers are appointed on 17th scale
on the post of Assistant collector on the post
of Assistant collector.
Ranks in Pakistan Custom Services are
Member Customs/ Chief Collector
(North/South/Central)
1. Collector of Customs
2. Additional Collector of Customs
3. Deputy Collector of Customs/ Assistant
Collector of Customs
4. Assistant Collector/ Superintendent of
Customs/ Superintendent of Intelligence &
Investigation/ Superintendent of Preventive
Services/ Principal Appraiser
5. Deputy Superintendent of Customs/ Senior
Intelligence Officer/ Senior Preventive Officer/
Appraissing officer
6. Inspector of Customs/ Intelligence Officer/
Inspector Preventive Services/ Examining
Officer
7. Preventive Officer
8. Office Superintendent
9. Head Clerk
10. Wireless Operator
11. Upper Division Clerk
12. Lower Division Clerk
13. Hawaldar/ Kot Gusht
14. Driver
15. Constable

Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service

(PAAS):

The Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) Pakistan

has a long history of being at the centre of
public accountability that goes back to the
19th century when the financial codes and
manual for public financial management in the
region were first drafted. Since the
independence of the country, the SAI Pakistan
enjoys a constitutional status that ensures
independence and continuity of its
operations.
The Auditor General of Pakistan, who is the
head of the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI)
Pakistan, is appointed under Article 168 of the
Constitution of the country. His reports are
laid before the National, Provincial and District
legislatures comprising the elected public
representatives and are considered in the
Public Accounts Committee of the respective
legislatures. His mandate given in the
Constitution of the country and supported by
subsidiary legislation enables him to develop
independent and objective assessments of
the process of governance which augment
the legislative oversight of the people's
representatives on governmental operations.
The SAI Pakistan carries out the following
audit activities in accordance with the
INTOSAI auditing standards and international
best practices:
Financial Attest provided by the SAI Pakistan
covers a very broad range of governmental
operations. There are three tiers of
government (Federal, Provincial and District)
and three types of organizations (those on the
central accounting network, self-accounting
entities budgeted by the government and
public sector entities). Financial attest is
provided at all tiers and for all categories,
except those entities whose accounts are, by
law, auditable by private sector auditors.
Regularity and Compliance Audits of
expenditure and revenue receipts are
conducted under roll over planning for all
organizations at all tiers.
Performance Audits focus on the outcomes of
various projects and programmes with special
emphasis on social sectors.
Special Studies are initiated on matters of
pressing importance or urgency which are of
significant public interest.
Training, Research and Publications are the
main tools of the SAI Pakistan to keep abreast
of the developments in the profession. It has a
network of training establishments spread
across the country, where public servants are
trained in auditing, accounting and financial
management. Its research operations have
produced a Financial Audit Manual, an
internationally recognized Financial Audit
Methodology with 16 sector-specific
Guidelines and a series of Research Papers.
Performit – a quarterly magazine published by
the SAI Pakistan – is known in the state
auditing circles for its quality.
The Auditor General's organization is the only
institution mandated by the Constitution to
support parliamentary oversight over the
raising and utilization of public financial
resources. In this capacity, the Auditor
General plays a key role in ensuring
accountability and transparency in the
governmental operations.
The budget of the Auditor General is classified
as "charged" expenditure which is discussed
in the Parliament but not voted upon. This
arrangement provides the Supreme Audit
Institution (SAI) a considerable degree of
independence. About 1500 qualified officers
assist the Auditor General in the discharge of
his responsibilities. The SAI Pakistan is an
equal opportunity employer.
The Auditor General’s organization is the
prime institution in the country for ensuring
public accountability and fiscal transparency
in governmental operations. The organization
is expected to bring about improvements in
the financial discipline and internal control
environment in the executive departments for
minimizing the possibility of waste and fraud.

Commerce & Trade Group (PCG):

Consequent upon the introduction of

administrative reforms of 1973, aiming to
create civil Services of specialized nature and
responsibilities; the Trade Service of Pakistan,
created in 1967, was changed into Commerce
and Trade Group. The officers of Commerce
and Trade are entrusted with the
responsibility of trade promotion, facilitation,
regulation and development through different
organizations and Pakistan's commercial
missions abroad. The total number of officers
in the group is 266.

The officers of Commerce and Trade Group

are posted mainly in Ministry of Commerce
and its attach departments which include
Trade Development Authority of Pakistan
(TDAP), Pakistan Institute of Trade and
Development (PITAD), Directorate General of
Trade Organizations (DGTO), Trade
Corporation of Pakistan (TCP), National Tariff
Commission (NTC) and different insurance
organizations. Moreover, their services are
also requisited by the ministries dealing with
trade and economy such as Ministry of
Finance, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of
Textile, Ministry of Investment, and Economic
Affairs Division and so on.

The Commerce and Trade Group Officers

have the role of career commercial diplomats.
They are posted in Pakistan commercial
missions abroad (presently 62 missions) right
from Commercial Secretary to the position of
Trade Minister.

The Commerce and Trade officers are paid

standard salary ,perks & privileges as
determined for each
BPS by the Federal Government .

Ranks in Commerce and Trade Group after

passing CSS are:
Assistant Director BS 17
Commercial Secretary BS 18
Commercial Counselor BS19
Consul General BS 20
Minister ( Economic or trade ) BS 21

Income Tax group (ITG):

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) was

created on April 1, 1924 through enactment of
the Federal Board of Revenue Act, 1924. In
1944, a full-fledged Revenue Division was
created under the Ministry of Finance. After
independence, this arrangement continued up
to 31 August 1960 when on the
recommendations of the Administrative Re-
organization Committee, FBR was made an
attached department of the Ministry of
Finance. In 1974, further changes were made
to streamline the organization and its
functions. Consequently, the post of
Chairman FBR was created with the status of
ex-officio Additional Secretary and Secretary
Finance was relieved of his duties as ex-
officio Chairman of the FBR.
By the enactment of FBR Act 2007 in July
2007 the Central Board of Revenue has now
become Federal Board of Revenue. The status
of FBR as Revenue Division has again been
restored.

Income Tax Department is the wing of the

Revenue Division (CBR) dealing with the
collection of direct taxes, i.e. Income Tax and
Wealth Tax. Very few people know about the
specialized nature of the income tax work and
the dedication and the hard work it demands.
In recent times, there has been a lot of
attention on the financial services in the
structure of civil bureaucracy. Revenue
collection is, by its very nature, an important
job and with the ever diminishing foreign aid,
the importance of tax collection is now being
appreciated by everyone.

Income Tax Department is in the throes of

change these days. The business processes,
procedures and hierarchy is being remodeled
to change the Department to a tax friendly,
responsive and efficient organization. This
restructuring also involves the reengineering
of recruitment process, there is also focus on
the implementation of information technology.

The Central Board of Revenue is probably the

first government department to have a full-
fledged Human Resource Wing with a senior
person, of the level of member, heading it.
There is considerable focus on evaluating the
in vogue business procedures, in fact, the
present restructuring is aimed at a complete
re-engineering of the business process of
revenue collection. In a few years time, this
Department will have evolved into an efficient
tax friendly organization with a lean but highly
trained and motivated workforce.

As a part of this strategy, model tax offices

have been created at Karachi and Lahore for
one or two classes of taxpayers. Further
reforms will take into account, the experience
gained during the operation of these pilot
projects etc. As can be inferred from the
focus and emphasis on the restructuring of
the Income Tax and Sales Tax Departments,
the Government is committed to bring about a
positive change in the way the taxpayer and
the tax collector interact and perceive each
other.

Already there are indications that the Income

Tax Group has moved up to number 2 or 3 in
the priority list of the candidates aspiring to
enter the prestigious civil service of Pakistan.

Information Group (IG)

Like other Occupational Groups of the Central

Superior Services (CSS), the Information
Group plays a vital role in national image
building within and abroad. After the
completion of Common Training Programme
at the Civil Services Academy, Lahore, the
probationers join Information Services
Academy in Islamabad with a view to
acquiring specialized training in media
management and public relations. On
completion of specialized training, these
officers are posted in (1) Press Information
Department (PID) (2) External Publicity Wing
(EP Wing) (3) Internal Publicity Wing (4) ABC
(5) Directorate of Films and Publications
(DFP), (6) Cyber Wing etc in the Ministry of
Information & Broadcasting.