of posts from BS-17 to BS-22 after deleting posts provided in the statues of the authorities, autonomous and semi-autonomous bodies.It will also distribute the schedule posts among the PAS and PCS-PMS officers for the purpose of promotion, transfer and postings as per the notified sharing formula of 1993.
Under this formula, the PAS will get 65 percent posts in BS-21, 60 percent in BS-20, 50 percent in BS-19, 40 percent in BS-18, and 25 percent in BS-17. This seems to be inverted pyramid method of posting for the PAS officers as in each upper grade posts their share increases. For the PCS officers it will be a perfect pyramid because with each posting at higher grade their share decreases.
The PCS officers will get 75 percent posts in BS-17, 60 percent in BS-18, 50 percent in BS-19 and 40 percent in BS-20. In BS-21 their share will come down to 35 percent posts against the 65 percent share of the PAS in the same scale.
It has also been proposed that in case of BS-17, the PAS officers will be given the field posts of ACs, APAs, and AACs availing even more opportunities for career progression, while the PMS officers will get the posts of section officers in this grade.
The provincial government will also ask the Establishment Division Islamabad to consider only the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa domiciled PAS officers for posting and promotion on the posts falling vacant in the province in their share.
Meanwhile, the coordination council of the PCS and PMS officers rejected the decision of the government and pursued the opposition in the provincial assembly to take up the matter as per Article 240(b) of the Constitution the provincial legislature is the custodian of the provincial services.
Sikandar Sherpao, parliamentary party leader of the Qaumi Watan Party (QWP), also raised the issue on the floor of the provincial assembly on Friday. The issue was then referred to the Law Reforms Committee of the House that will meet on April 7 to take up the matter.