Appointment holder in government organizations of Pakistan refers to all those serving officials, whose services are accredited to the state and federal government of Pakistan. Their recruitment and appointment in respective services are carried out as the constitutional dictates. No distinction based on gender, ethnic, racial and sectarian factors is carried out in appointment and selection of appointees. Vacancies with in each establishment for employment of official staff is legally sanctioned by the legislators and decision making bodies. All Organs of state are organized in hierarchical order and officials serving therein are categorized in various fields as per the tech expertise entailed by each official post.
Responsibilities and tasks carried by each official position vary with type of organizations, where appointees are working in. Thus, various pay scales are laid in accordance with the nature of job and to keep competitive environment alive. Each type of pay scale may vary with regards to amount paid to each official along with perks and privileges. But equivalence criteria with in various types of pay scale has also been laid, as stipulated in undermentioned table. Prof. M. Shahzad
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP)
Civil Judge cum Magistrate
Additional District & Session Judge
District & Session Judge
Major
Brigadier
Major General
Lieutenant General
General
Field Marshal
Lieutenant Commander
Commodore
Rear Admiral
Vice Admiral
Admiral
Admiral of the Fleet
Squadron Leader
Air Commodore
Air Vice Marshal
Air Marshal
Air Chief Marshal
Marshal of the Air Force
Assistant Director
Deputy Director
Director General of a department
Director General, Inter Services Intelligence
Member, P.A.E.C
Chairman, P.A.E.C
Secretary General to the Government of Pakistan
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP)
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG)
Inspector General of Police (IG) (provincial police officer)
Assistant Director
Deputy Director
Additional Director
Director
Director General of the Federal Investigation Agency
Section Officer
Senior Section Officer
Deputy Secretary
Joint Secretary
Federal Secretary
Deputy Accountant General
Additional Accountant General
Additional Auditor General