CONTENTS

Sl. Nos.

Page(s)

Foreword..

(iii)

CHAPTER I: CIVIL SERVANTS ACT, 1973 ..

Constitutional Provisions...

(ii) Act No. LXXI of 1973..

2 13

14 15

45

15 20

20

21 28

8
9 10

29 30
31 35

11

36 37

12 15

37 39

16

40

17

40 42

18

43 44

(i)

(iii) The Civil Servants (Validation of Rules)

Ordinance, 2001..

(iv) Guidelines for Review of Cases of Civil

Servants under Section 13(1)(i) of the Civil
Servants Act, 1973..

(v) Clarification Regarding Option of seeking

Pre-mature retirement.
CHAPTERII:CIVIL
SERVANTS
(APPOINTMENT,
PROMOTION AND TRANSFER) RULES, 1973
AND ANCILLARY INSTRUCTIONS.

(i)

Appointment, Promotion and Transfer Rules,

1973...

(ii) Initial Appointment to Civil Posts (Relaxation of

Upper Age Limit) Rules, 1993..

(iii) Appointment on Contract Basis.

(iv) Standard Terms and Conditions of Contract
Appointments Case of Retired Civil
Servants, Retired Officers of the Armed
Forces, Retired Judges of Superior Courts.

(v) Extension in the Period of Contract Appointments for Posts outside the purview of FPSC..

(vi) Relaxation in Upper Age Limit to persons

employed in Government Department on
Contract Basis..

(vii) Procedure

regarding
Appointment
in
Autonomous/Semi-Autonomous
Bodies,
under the Federal Government of Pakistan

(viii) Policy Guidelines for Contract Appointments for

posts
in
Autonomous/Semi-Autonomous
Bodies,
Corporations,
Public
Sector
Companies etc. owned and managed by the
Federal Government...

(v)

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Page(s)

(ix)

Guidelines for Appointment of Consultants.

19 20

44 52

(x)

Operational Guidelines for the Administration of Surplus Pool..

21

53 55

(xi)

Civil Servants (Seniority) Rules, 1993..

22

56 58

(xii)

Career Management and Grooming of

Officers, NIPA Entrance Examination...

23 24

59 63

25 26

63 65

27

65 84

85 93
94 101

(xiii) Career Management and Grooming of

Officers Promotion Exam. for Posts in
BS-17 & 19

(xiv) Promotion related capacity building of Civil

Servants in BS-17 to BS-19 of various
Occupational Groups..
CHAPTER III: REMOVAL FROM SERVICE (SPECIAL
POWERS) ORDINANCE, 2000 AND
ANCILLARY INSTRUCTIONS

(i)
(ii)

Ordinance No.XVII of 2000.

Delegation of Powers .

28
29 37

(iii)

Guidelines/Procedure for Taking Action

under Removal from Service (Special
Powers) Ordinance 2000.

38

101 102

Clarification in regard to Section 12 and 13

of the Removal From Service (Special
Powers) Ordinance, 2000

39

102 104

Clarification in regard to Invocation of

Rules 3 and 8 of the Government Servants
(Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973 after
coming into force of the Removal from
Service (Special Powers) Ordinance, 2000..

40

104 105

Exemption of Class or Classes of

Employees of a Corporation from the
Provision of the Removal from Service
(Special Powers) Ordinance, 2000

41

105 107

Procedure to be followed while taking

action under Removal from Service
(Special Powers) Ordinance, 2000

42

107 109

43

110 111

(iv)

(v)

(vi)

(vii)

(viii) Disposal

of Representation by the
Appellate Authority(s) within time limit
Prescribed under Section 9(2) of the
Removal from Service (Special Powers)
Ordinance, 2000

(vi)

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Page(s)

CHAPTER IV: APPEALS, PETITIONS AND REPRESENTATIONS...

(i)

Civil Servants (Appeal) Rules, 1977..

44

113 117

(ii)

Guidelines for Submission of Appeals/

Representations to the Chief Executive/
President

45

117 118

CHAPTER V: GOVERNMENT SERVANTS (EFFICIENCY

AND DISCIPLINE) RULES, 1973 AND
ANCILLARY INSTRUCTIONS

(i)

Efficiency and Discipline Rules, 1973...

46

119 126

(ii)

Disciplinary Proceedings against Accused

Government Servants..

47

126 128

Disciplinary proceedings under Government servants (E&D) Rules, 1973 against

accused Government servants: Furnishing
of case material.

48

129 130

Applicability of the Disciplinary Proceedings against Dismissed, Removed or

Compulsorily Retired Civil Servants..

49

130

Review of Rule frame work on Efficiency

and Discipline of Autonomous Bodies etc.
for incorporation of the provisions at par
with Article 194 of Civil Services
Regulations, as Amended ..

50

131 134

Government
Policy
in
regard
to
Autonomous Bodies established through
Resolutions

51

134 135

Constitutional Provisions.

52

137

Federal Public Service Commission

Ordinance, 1977

53

137 143

The Federal Public Service Commission

(Functions) Rules, 1978..

54

144 148

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

(vi)

CHAPTER VI: THE FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE

COMMISSION..

(i)
(ii)
(iii)

(vii)

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Page(s)

CHAPTER VII: THE SERVICE TRIBUNALS.

(i)

Constitutional provisions.

55

149 150

(ii)

The Service Tribunals Act, 1973 (Act No.

LXX of 1973)..

56

150 154

Extracts from the Constitution of the Islamic

Republic of Pakistan, 1956.

Annex-I

155 158

Extracts from the Constitution of the Islamic

Republic of Pakistan, 1962.

Annex-II

159 161

Extracts from the Constitution of the Islamic

Republic of Pakistan, 1956.

Annex-III

162 166

Extracts from the Constitution of the Islamic

Republic of Pakistan, 1962.

Annex-IV

167 - 171

Annexures

(viii)

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S.No.

Law/Rule/Instructions

Sl. No.

Page No.

1.

Constitutional Statutory Provisions

2.

Civil Servants Act, 1973

2 12

3.

The Civil Servants (Validation of Rules)

Ordinance, 2001

13 14

4.

Guidelines for Review of Cases of Civil

Servants under Section 13(1)(i) of the
Civil Servants Act, 1973.

14 18

5.

Clarification Regarding Option of seeking

Pre-mature retirement

18 19

6.

Civil Servants (Appointment, Promotion

and Transfer) Rules, 1973

20 27

7.

Appointment on Contract Basis

78

28 32

8.

Standard Terms and Conditions of

Contract Appointments Case of Retired
Civil Servants, Retired Officers of the
Armed Forces, Retired Judges of
Superior Courts

33 34

9.

Extension in the Period of Contract

Appointments for Posts outside the
purview of FPSC

10 13

34 36

10.

Relaxation in Upper Age Limit to persons

employed in Government Department on
Contract Basis

14

37

11.

Procedure
regarding
Appointment
in
Autonomous/Semi-Autonomous
Bodies, under the Federal Government of
Pakistan

15

37 39

12.

Policy
Guidelines
for
Contract
Appointments for posts in Autonomous/
Semi-Autonomous, Bodies, Corporations,
Public Sector Companies etc. owned and
managed by the Federal Government

16

40 41

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Law/Rule/Instructions

Sl. No.

Page No.

13.

Guidelines for Review of cases of Civil

Servants under Section 13(1)(i) of the
Civil Servants Act, 1973 cases of
Autonomous Bodies

17

41 42

14.

Guidelines
Consultants

18 19

43 50

15.

Restructuring
and
Rightsizing
of
Ministries/Divisions/Departments
and
Operational
Guidelines
for
the
Administration of Surplus Pool

20

51 53

16.

Civil Servants (Seniority) Rules, 1993

21

54 56

17.

Career Management and Grooming of

Officers, NIPA Entrance Examination

22 23

57 61

18.

Career Management and Grooming of

Officers: Promotion Exam for Posts in
BS-17 & 19

24 25

61 63

19.

Promotion related capacity building of

Civil Servants in BS-17 to BS-19 of
various Occupational Groups

26

63 82

20.

Promotion Policy

27 30

83 104

21.

Clarification regarding quantification of

Part ACRs in case of incomplete Record

31 39

104 113

22.

Proposals for Promotions

40 47

113 118

23.

Guidelines for submission of proposals for

consideration of the Central Selection
Board

48 50

118 128

24.

Guidelines for submission of Proposals

for Consideration of Central Selection
Board-II (CSB-II)/ Central Selection
Board-I (CSB-I)

51

129 130

25.

Promotion Policy cases where

disciplinary or departmental proceedings
are pending

52

130

for

Appointment

of

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Law/Rule/Instructions

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Page No.

26.

Procedure for referring cases to the

Selection Board

53 59

131 135

27.

Removal from Service (Special Powers)

Ordinance, 2000

60

136 144

28.

Delegation of Powers

61 69

144 151

29.

Guidelines/Procedure for Taking Action

under
Removal
from
Service
(Special Powers) Ordinance 2000

70

151 152

30.

Clarification in regard to Section 12 and

13 of the Removal From Service
(Special Powers) Ordinance, 2000

71

152 154

31.

Clarification in regard to Invocation of

Rules 3 and 8 of the Government
Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules,
1973 after coming into force of the
Removal from Service (Special Powers)
Ordinance, 2000

72

154 155

32.

Exemption of Class or Classes of

Employees of a Corporation from the
Provision of the Removal from Service
(Special Powers) Ordinance, 2000

73

155 157

33.

Procedure to be followed while taking

action under Removal from Service
(Special Powers) Ordinance, 2000

74

157 159

34.

Disposal of Representation by the

Appellate Authority(s) within time limit
Prescribed under Section 9(2) of the
Removal from Service (Special Powers)
Ordinance, 2000

75

160 161

35.

Civil Servants (Appeal) Rules, 1977

76

162 166

36.

Guidelines for Submission of Appeals/

Representations
to
the
Chief
Executive/President

77

166 167

37.

Government Servants (Efficiency and

Discipline) Rules, 1973

78

168 175

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Law/Rule/Instructions

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Page No.

38.

Disciplinary Proceedings against Accused

Government Servants

79

175 177

39.

Disciplinary
proceedings
under
Government servants (E&D) Rules, 1973
against accused Government servants:
Furnishing of case material

80

178 179

40.

Applicability
of
the
Disciplinary
Proceedings
against
Dismissed,
Removed
or Compulsorily Retired
Civil Servants

81

179

41.

Review of Rule frame work on Efficiency

and Discipline of Autonomous Bodies etc.
for incorporation of the provisions at par
with Article 194 of Civil Services
Regulations, as Amended

82

181 184

42.

Government
Policy in regard to
Autonomous Bodies established through
Resolutions

83

184 185

43.

Constitutional Statutory Provisions

84

186

44.

Federal Public
Ordinance, 1977

Commission

85

186 192

45.

Federal Public Service Commission

(Composition
and
Condition
of
Service) Regulations, 1978

86

193 198

46.

Federal Public Service

(Functions) Rules, 1978

87

199 202

47.

Constitutional Statutory provisions

88

203 204

48.

The
Service
Tribunals
1973 (Act No. LXX of 1973)

89

204 208

Service

Commission

Act,