New FPSC chairman sworn in

ISLAMABAD: The newly-appointed Chairman of Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) Zahid Saeed took oath of his office here on Tuesday. President Dr Arif Alvi administered oath to the FPSC chairman at an oath-taking ceremony held here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. Zahid Saeed, retired grade-22 officer, has served on several senior positions including as federal secretary Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, Secretary Petroleum, Punjab secretary Local Government and Community Development Department, Secretary Education Punjab and Chief Executive of Punjab Rural Support Programme.

The post of FPSC chairman was lying vacant for the past one week due to the death of former FPSC chairman Maroof Afzal.