The Government of Sindh is the provincial government of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its powers and structure are set out in the provisions of the 1973 Constitution, in which 30 Districts of 7 Divisions under its authority and jurisdiction.
The Government of Punjab, is the provincial government of the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is based in Lahore, the provincial capital. Its powers and structure are set out in the provisions of the Constitution, in which 41 districts come under its authority and jurisdiction. The government includes the cabinet, selected from members the Punjab Provincial Assembly, and the non-political civil staff within each department. The province is governed by a unicameral legislature with the head of government known as the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister, invariably the leader of a political party represented in the Assembly, selects members of the Cabinet. The Chief Minister and Cabinet are thus responsible for the functioning of government and are entitled to remain in office so long as it maintains the confidence of the elected Assembly. The head of the province is known as the Governor, appointed by the federal government, on behalf of the President, while the administrative boss of the province is Chief Secretary Punjab.
Syed Qaim Daim Ali Shah is a Pakistani politician who served as the elected Chief Minister of Sindh for three terms. His last two terms combined, a total of eight years, makes him the longest serving Chief Minister of Sindh. He is Sindh President of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and an elected Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) from PS-220 (Khairpur-1).
The Pakistan Administrative Service, or PAS is an elite cadre of the Civil Services of Pakistan. The Pakistan Administrative Service over the years has emerged as the most consolidated and developed post-colonial institution in Pakistan, with the PAS officers of Grade 22 often seen as stronger than the federal government ministers. The service of PAS is generalist in nature and officers are assigned to different departments all across Pakistan during the course of their careers. Almost all of the country's highest-profile positions such as the Federal Secretaries, the provincial Chief Secretaries, and chairmen of top-heavy organizations like the National Highway Authority, Trading Corporation of Pakistan and State Life Insurance Corporation usually belong to the Pakistan Administrative Service.
Mutawakkil Kazi was a Pakistani civil servant who served in BPS-22 grade as the Planning and Development Secretary of Pakistan and Chief Secretary Sindh. He also served as Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan for a very brief period as his tenure was cut short after the 1999 coup and he was transferred by General Pervez Musharraf.
Chief Minister of Sindh, is the elected head of government of Sindh. Syed Murad Ali Shah is a PPP politician and the current Chief Minister of Sindh.
The Current Secretary of the department is Mr.Zulfiqar Ali Shah (BPS-20) an officer of EX-PCS Sindh, while the Minister is Azra Puecho, the sister of Asif Ali Zardari. The Districts are Looked after By DHOs that are of BPS-20 who they report to The Director (BPS-20) of the City. The Hospitals are run by Medical Superintendents (MS) of BPS-20. All of them report to the DG Health Sindh BPS-20 who is the Highest and the most Powerful Officer after the Secretary Health. The DG Health Office Sindh is regarded as one of the most prestigious and the most important offices in the History of Pakistan. It has always been an important office since the Creation of Pakistan (1947). The DG Health is equal to the Secretary Health himself. The Chief Secretary himself appoints the DG Health in-consultation with the Chief Minister ; This shows that the Secretary Health is not powerful enough to appoint the DG Health but the Chief Secretary himself appoints the DG Health as it is a post that is equivalent to the Secretary of the Department. Also the Removal-and-Appointment Power of the DG Health also belongs to the Chief Minister Sindh. The current DG Health is Dr.Juman Bahoto who has a service of nearly 30 years as a Medical Officer (BPS-17) to Senior Medical Officer (BPS-18) to Chief Medical Officer (BPS-19) to DHO (BPS-20) and Director (BPS-20) and MS Civil Hospital (BPS-20) to the DG Health (BPS-20).
Allah Dino Khawaja is a Pakistani police officer who serves in BPS-22 grade as the Commandant of the National Police Academy. Khawaja is batchmates with prominent bureaucrats namely Fawad Hasan Fawad (PAS), Rizwan Ahmed (PAS), Sikandar Sultan Raja (PAS) and Hussain Asghar (PSP).
The federal secretary is the highest-ranking position in the Government of Pakistan, occupied by the most senior civil servant in a specific ministry or division. The secretary is the administrative head of that ministry or division and oversees and enforces public policy matters. The authority for the creation of this post solely rests with the Cabinet of Pakistan. The position holder is a BPS-22 grade officer, usually belonging to the Pakistan Administrative Service.
The Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan is the administrative head and highest-ranking official of the Prime Minister's Office. The position holder is usually an officer belonging to the Pakistan Administrative Service serving in BPS-22 grade. The Principal Secretary advises and assists the Prime Minister on all the official business routed through the PM Office, and because of this the PSPM is generally regarded as the most crucial aide to the Prime Minister. The current Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister is Syed Tauqir Shah.
The Chief Secretary Sindh, also referred to as CS Sindh, is the chief and highest-ranking official of the Government of Sindh. The appointment of the Chief Secretary is made by the Prime Minister of Pakistan. The position of Chief Secretary is equivalent to the rank of Federal Secretary and the position holder belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service. The current Chief Secretary Sindh is Sohail Rajput, in office since 17 April 2022.
Sikandar Sultan Raja is a retired Pakistani civil servant who serves as the Chief Election Commissioner in office since January 2020. He belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service and is batchmates with Rizwan Ahmed, Hussain Asghar, Fawad Hasan Fawad and Jawad Rafique Malik.
Fazal-ur-Rehman is a retired Pakistani bureaucrat who served in BPS-22 grade as Maritime Secretary of Pakistan, Chief Secretary Sindh and Chairman Trading Corporation of Pakistan. Fazal also served as the Chief Minister of Sindh from June 2018 to August 2018 in a caretaker capacity.
Grade 22 is the highest attainable rank for a Civil Servant in Pakistan. Grade 22 is equal to a 4-star rank of the Pakistan Armed Forces. With over five hundred thousand civil servants and bureaucrats in Pakistan, only a few dozen officers serve in BPS-22 grade at a given time. Hence, not even 2% of the country's civil servants and/or bureaucrats make it to the highest rank. Officers serving in BPS-22 grade are largely considered to be the most influential individuals in the country.
Iqbal Hussain Durrani is a retired Pakistani civil servant who served in BPS-22 grade as the National Security Secretary of Pakistan. Durrani belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service and is the son-in-law of former Chief Minister of Sindh, Qaim Ali Shah. History was made when Prime Minister Imran Khan in 2019 promoted both Durrani as well as his wife, Pakistan Administrative Service officer Naheed Shah Durrani, to grade 22; as it was the first time in the country's bureaucratic history that both husband and wife were promoted together to the elite rank of Federal Secretary.
Maj (r) Azam Suleman Khan is a retired Pakistani civil servant who serves as the Provincial Ombudsman of Punjab. He previously served in BPS-22 grade as the Interior Secretary of Pakistan, Chief Secretary Punjab and as Chief Secretary Sindh. Khan was promoted to the rank of Federal Secretary in February 2017 by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Muhammad Sualeh Ahmad Faruqi is a Pakistani civil servant who serves in BPS-22 grade, the highest attainable rank for a civil servant, as the Commerce Secretary of Pakistan, in office since July 2020. Faruqi belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service and was promoted to the rank of Federal Secretary in June 2020. He hails from Sindh and holds a master's degree from the London School of Economics.
The current Chairman Enquiries & Anti-Corruption Establishment is Dr. Muhammad Nawaz Shaikh.
Muhammad Iqbal Memon is a Pakistani civil servant in BPS-21 Grade, currently serving as the Commissioner Karachi Division. Iqbal belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service and is presently posted in the Government of Sindh.
