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18-514: Mr. Arif Ullah Awan ( PAS ) is the current Deputy Commissioner of Mohmand District. Mohmand District is currently subdivided into seven Tehsils : As of the 2023 census , Mohmand district has 63,973 households and a population of 553,933. The district has a sex ratio of 103.24 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 31.28%: 46.85% for males and 15.10% for females. 191,753 (34.62% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. The entire population lives in rural areas. 1,592 (0.29%) people in

36-756: A national competitive examination held once a year by the Federal Public Service Commission . Those selected for this group have to undergo a two-year training programme at the Civil Services Academy (CSA) in Lahore . The Indian Civil Service (ICS)—also known once as Imperial Civil Service in British India , predecessor of the Civil Service of Pakistan and District Management Group—was established by

54-542: Is used for the Specialized Training Programme for Pakistan Administrative Service officers). Previously the academy was a subordinate office and attached department of Establishment Division, Government of Pakistan but now it is an autonomous body. It now stands merged along with the four NIPAs (National Institute of Public Administration) and the PASC (Pakistan Administrative Staff College) into

72-526: The Civil Services Academy Lahore is an academy for training the young bureaucrats of the country who are commissioned by the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) through a very competitive and tough exam known as Central superior services exam abbreviated as "CSS", ( Urdu : لاہوراکادمی برائے تربیتِ دیوانی ملازمین ) was established in 1948 (on the advice of first governor general of Pakistan Mr. Muhammad Ali jinnah) for

90-723: The District Management Group or DMG before 1 June 2012) 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

108-739: The British to colonize India and perpetuate the British Raj . After Indian independence in 1947, the Indian Civil Service component ceded to Pakistan was renamed the Civil Service of Pakistan . In 1954, an agreement was reached between the Governor General of Pakistan and the governors of the provinces to constitute an All-Pakistan service valid throughout Pakistan. Later under the administrative reforms of 1973,

126-496: The Civil Services Academy, officers are posted in field offices throughout Pakistan on Basic Pay Scale (BPS)-17 grade appointments. Officers of the rank of Captains (within 3 to 6 years' service) and equivalents from defense services are also inducted (in three occupational groups; P.A.S, Police and Foreign Services) on allocated quota after recommendations of Chairman Federal Public Service Commission. This quota

144-861: The Pakistani Army declared full control of Mohmand District and de-notified it as a conflict zone and transferred its control to the Frontier Corps . However, terrorists continue to pose threat to the peace by launching scattered terrorist attacks across from the Pakistan-Afghanistan border . In Safi Tehsil a marble mine collapsed and killed at least 19 people and more than 20 people were also injured. 34°30′N 71°20′E  /  34.500°N 71.333°E  / 34.500; 71.333 Pakistan Administrative Service The Pakistan Administrative Service , or PAS ( Urdu : انتظامی خدمتِ پاکستان ) (previously known as

162-658: 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. Officers in this occupational group are recruited through

180-453: The district were from religious minorities, mainly Christians. Pashto was the predominant language, spoken by 99.80% of the population. Despite its attraction for tourists, Mohmand District has been an area of conflict between Pakistan Army and some militant groups. On September 16, 2011, security forces cleared ninety percent of Mohmand District from the militants, normal life was restored and development activities were launched. In 2012,

198-489: The name of Civil Service of Pakistan was changed to District Management Group, which became one of thirteen occupational groups under the All-Pakistan Unified Groups (APUG). Since 1973, each year a new batch of officers undergo a "Common Training Programme" (CTP) which includes officers of thirteen occupational groups at the Civil Services Academy . After completing initial training and probation at

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216-565: The new recruits of Civil Services of Pakistan (CSP), the academy started training the new employees of Foreign Services of Pakistan in 1963. After the creation of Bangladesh in 1971 and the consequent loss of the Police Academy of Pakistan (then situated at Rajshahi in Bangladesh), the new recruits of Police Service of Pakistan (PSP) also started training in this academy. With the adoption of Administrative Reforms of 1973, it

234-530: The term DCO was also re named as Deputy Commissioner in Sindh and Punjab provinces respectively and District Magistracy continues to be exercised in the federal capital ; however, the institution of the office of the Deputy Commissioner has been deprived of its previously held judicial powers elsewhere in the country. Civil Services Academy Lahore Situated in Lahore , Pakistan ,

252-453: The then President Pervaiz Musharraf in 2001 and hence the office of Divisional Commissioner was abolished. The Office of Deputy Commissioner was upgraded/up scaled and designated as District Coordination Officer DCO and was deprived of the powers of District Magistrate. However, in 2008, after the presidency of General Musharraf , provincial governments of Pakistan again established the office of Divisional Commissioner. In 2011 and 2017,

270-665: The training of fresh entrants to the Bureaucracy of Pakistan Central superior services and was originally called Pakistan Administrative Services Academy . With the adoption of Civil Services Pakistan Resolution, the Academy was renamed as Civil Services Academy and the campus was shifted from an old building on the Race Course Road to the Old Residency Estate on Mall Road. Meanwhile, in addition to

288-719: Was decided to organize a Common Training Program (CTP) for fresh entrants to various Central Superior Services (renamed as Occupational Groups). As a consequence the Civil Services Academy and Finance Services Academy (FSA) were merged. This Financial Services Academy was set up by the Government of Pakistan in mid 1950s for the training of new entrants of various Financial Services such as Pakistan Taxation Services (PTS), Pakistan Customs and Excise Services (PCES), Pakistan Military Accounts Service (PMAS), Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service (PAAS), and Pakistan Railway's Accounts Service (PRAS). The huge campus of Financial Services Academy

306-913: Was introduced by President General Zia ul Haq through an infamous amendment to the law primarily to have domination of military over civil bureaucracy and is still in vogue. Officers of PAS are first appointed typically as Assistant Commissioners of sub-divisions. They will simultaneously be charged with the responsibilities of Assistant Commissioners of Sub-Divisional level. The Basic Pay Scales (BPS grades) are enumerated (in order of increasing responsibility) such as: During 2001 to 2008, Commissioners of Administrative and Larger Administrative Divisions were abolished. Office of District Coordination Officers (DCO) established; BPS-21 in newly formed city district governments and BPS-20 in district governments, replacing office of deputy commissioners . Post devolution, local government ordinance PLGO 2001. The Divisional Governments/Administrative Divisions were abolished by

324-521: Was located at Walton, which was then a sparsely populated suburb of Lahore. This new entity, created out of this merger, was renamed as Academy for Administrative Training. However, this name was once again changed to Civil Services Academy by the then President of Pakistan during his visit to the Academy in 1981. The academy has one campus at Walton (used exclusively for the Common Training Program) and another one at Mall Road (which

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