ISLAMABAD: The Establishment Division (ED) has advised Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) to examine permanent absorption of a deputationist in the Foreign Office. According to documents, the ED in a letter to MoFA advised that the appointment authority may examine and decide the matter of permanent absorption of a deputationist in light of specific provisions of recruitment rules of the post concerned, adding that the Supreme Court judgement in this regard should also be considered. Moreover, under rule 6 of the civil servant rules, authorities competent to make appointments to different posts have been prescribed, it was argued. According to rule 9 of the act, appointment by transfer shall be made on a regular basis in the same basic pay scale in which the posts are to be filled exists. The specific method of appointment to a post is laid down in the recruitment rules framed with the concurrence of ED/FPSC.

Source: Pakistan Today March 01, 2019 18:27 UTC