ISLAMABAD – The high-powered promotion board meeting presided over by PrimeMinister Imran Khan approved promotions of above 20 bureaucrats fromgrade-21 to grade 22 on Monday.

The high-powered board approved promotions of six officers from DMG group,two from police group, one from information group and 11 from foreignservice and others groups.

Those who were promoted to grade 22 from DMG group included Imran Ahmed,Shafqatur Rehman Ranjha, Amir Ahmed, Muhammad khan, Sajid Yousifai andTariq Najeeb.

Whereas two officers, Naeem Khan and Hussain Asghar, from police group werealso promoted to next grade.

Secretary Establishment Division, cabinet members and other officials werealso present in the meeting.

Last month, addressing participants of 109th National Management Coursefrom National School of Public Policy, Prime Minister Imran Khan said thatgovernment’s policy of de-politicization of institutions, meritocracy andtransparency offered a great opportunity to bureaucracy to improve itsperformance and play its due role in translating political vision intoreality.