Staff Reporter:
QUETTA: The Balochistan government restored the merger of Assistant Executive Officers (AEOs) in the Balochistan Civil Service (BCS) and the Balochistan Secretariat Service (BSS) on October 1st, 2022.
The AEOs merger notification has been issued under section 11-A of the Balochistan Civil Servant Act 1974, a notification issued by the Services and General Administration Department (S&GAD) said. It mentioned that the AEOs were merged in the light of the order of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in March this year.
The Balochistan cabinet had also approved the merger in light of the apex court’s order on September 8th. It may be mentioned here that the BCS and BSS officers had challenged the merger of the AEOs in court.
The court had directed the provincial government to post the AOEs in planning and finance departments since they were recruited for the said purpose. However, the AEOs challenged the court’s judgment in the apex court in a review petition.
The AEOs were recruited through the Balochistan Public Service Commission (BPSC) during former military dictator General (R) Pervez Musharraf’s regime. Amir ul Mulk Mengal was the governor of Balochistan when the AEOs were recruited to strengthen the local bodies system.
However, successive governments then posted the AEOs as deputy commissioners in various districts of Balochistan.
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