ISLAMABAD: The care­taker federal government on Friday appointed an interim director general of the Federal Investi­gation Agency (FIA).

A notification issued by the establishment division stated, “With the approval of the federal governm­e­­nt, Ahmad Ishaq Jehangir, a BS-21 Officer of Police Ser­vice of Pakistan, presently serving in FIA is tra­n­sferred and posted/appoi­nted as Dir­e­ctor General, FIA and under Sec­tion 10 of the Civil Servants Act, 1973, with immediate eff­e­­­ct and until further orders.”

The post of DG FIA is of BS-22 officer, however, the federal government can appoint one step junior officer to a senior position under Section 10 of the Civil Servants Act.

Published in Dawn, January 27th, 2024