ISLAMABAD- Due to the tight schedule of Prime Minister Imran Khan, ameeting supposed to be called to promote gradelink officers to the next gradelink is still in the doldrums, leavinghigh-cadre officers in the establishment division in disarray as it hasdecided to halt the upgradation of those officers to gradelink whose careers have been tainted byany kind of scandal, reported 24 NewsHD TV channel on Tuesday.
The meeting of the high-powered selection board of federal bureaucracyresponsible for the selection and promotionlink of high-cadre officers working inBPS grade link 21 has been facing aconstant delay since March last. The meeting is supposed to be chaired byPrime Minister Imran Khan.
But due to different kinds of engagements, the premier has not beenavailable to chair the meeting. The meeting will give approval to theupgradation of BPS grade link 21 officersto the next grade link.
According to sources in the establishment division, all homework has beencompleted in this regard. The board has readied a list of 20 officersselected for the upgradation to grade link.However, confusion could be seen among officers belonging to the senioritylist.
The sources informed that the name of ex-commissioner Rawalpindi Captain(retd) Muhammad Mehmood who was involved in the Rawalpindi Ring Road scamlink was not found in the listof officers selected for the upgradation.
The sources further said the establishment division has decided not topromote those 21 grade link officers tograde link 22, whose careers have becomesoiled in any scandals or wrongdoings.
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To promote the officers to grade link 22 isthe prerogative of the prime minister, the sources added.
They said the meeting could be called any moment depending on theavailability of the prime minister.
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