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Damage 1d2 (small), 1d3 (medium); Critical x2; Type Bludgeoning
Category Light; Proficiency Simple
Weapon Group Close
Category Light; Proficiency Simple
Weapon Group Close
An unarmed strike is always considered a light weapon. Therefore, you can use the Weapon Finesse feat to apply your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier to attack rolls with an unarmed strike. Unarmed strikes do not count as natural weapons (see Combat). The damage from an unarmed strike is considered weapon damage for the purposes of effects that give you a bonus on weapon damage rolls.
A monk or any character with the Improved Unarmed Strike feat can deal lethal or nonlethal damage with unarmed strikes, at his discretion.
Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook. Copyright 2009, Paizo Publishing, LLC; Author: Jason Bulmahn, based on material by Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, and Skip Williams.
The Pakistan Administrative Service, or PAS (previously known as the District Management Group or DMG before 1 June 2012) is the most elite and prestigious cadre of the Civil Service of Pakistan.[1][2] The Pakistan Administrative Service over the years has emerged as the most consolidated and developed civil institution, with the senior PAS officers of Grade 22 often seen as stronger than the government ministers. The service of PAS is very versatile in nature and officers are assigned to different departments all across Pakistan during the course of their careers. Almost all of the country's highest profile bureaucratic positions such as the federal secretaries, the provincial chief secretaries, and chairmen of top-heavy organisations like the National Highway Authority, Trading Corporation of Pakistan, Federal Board of Revenue and State Life Insurance Corporation usually belong to the elite Pakistan Administrative Service.[3][4] Currently Rabiya Javeri Agha serves as the first female president of the Pakistan Administrative Services.[5]
From district administration to the highest levels of policy making in the federal government, the officers of the Pakistan Administrative Service play the most pivotal part in running the entire country
Officers in this group are recruited through an extremely high 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.[1]
History[edit]
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 the British to bolster the British Raj. After Indian independence in 1947, the Indian Civil Service component ceded to Pakistan was initially renamed the Pakistan Administrative Service. Later, it 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.[6]
Later under administrative reforms of 1973, the name of Civil Service of Pakistan was changed to All-Pakistan Unified Group (APUG), which consists of the Pakistan Administrative Service, Police Service of Pakistan and Secretariat Group. Since 1973, each year a new batch of officers undergo a 'Common Training Programme' (CTP) which includes officers of various occupational groups at the Civil Services Academy.[7]
Appointments of PAS Officers[edit]
After completing initial training and probation at 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.[7]
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.[7]
The Basic Pay Scales (BPS grades) are enumerated (in order of increasing responsibility) such as:
Grade | Appointment | Remarks |
---|---|---|
BPS-17 |
| Field appointment of AC combines roles of Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) and Assistant Collector (Land Revenue) |
BPS-18 |
| Field appointment of DC combines roles of District Magistrate (DM) and Collector (Land Revenue) |
BPS-19 |
| |
BPS-20 |
| Commissioners of Divisions were previously under Members of Board of Revenue but now they are directly responsible to the Chief Secretary of respective Province Equivalent to Brigadier (1-star officer) of the Armed Forces |
BPS-21 |
| Equivalent to Major General (2-star officer) of the Armed Forces |
BPS-22 |
| Highest attainable rank for a serving officer Equivalent to Lieutenant General (3-star officer) of the Armed Forces while the most senior officers are equivalent to General (4-star officer) |
Post-devolution (2001) scenario[edit]
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 legal authority elsewhere in the country.
Notable PAS officers[edit]
- Nargis Sethi[7]
- Nasir Mahmood Khosa[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ abc'DMG renamed as PAS'. The Nation (newspaper). 1 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^Malik Asad (25 May 2014). 'Boon for PAS (Pakistan Administrative Service) angers other civil service groups'. Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^Ali, Sameen (9 July 2018). 'Is the bureaucracy politically neutral during elections?'. Dawn.com.
- ^'Bureaucrats call for equal representation - The Express Tribune'. Tribune.com.pk. 13 September 2018.
- ^https://tribune.com.pk/story/1821500/1-pas-elects-first-female-president/
- ^Asad, Malik (25 May 2014). 'Boon for PAS angers other civil service groups'. Dawn.com.
- ^ abcdImran Mukhtar (10 February 2013). 'CSB (Central Selection Board) meets tomorrow to consider 300 babus' (bureaucrats) promotion'. The Nation (newspaper). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
External links[edit]
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