- Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif appoints IB special verification agency for officer category for initial appointments and placement.
- IB will oversee initial appointments, inductions, certain overseas assignments and specific promotions.
- Development comes a few days after the federal government authorized Inter-Services Intelligence to act as SVA.
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday designated the Intelligence Bureau (IB) as the “Special Verification Agency (SVA)”. for officer category for initial appointments and placement.
” prime minister happy to announce IB as SVA for officer category for initial appointment, induction, certain overseas positions, and specific promotions,” reads a notice issued by the Establishment Department.
development comes a few days after federal government authorized Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to act as SVA for verification and screening of all public office holders for inductions, placements/appointments and promotions.
Notice issued on On June 2, 2022, it was announced: “During the exercises of powers conferred by subsection (1) of Section 25 of Public Officials Act 1973 (LXXI of 1973), read with Notice No. SRO 120(1)/1998 dated February 27, 1998 prime minister pleased to report to the General Directorate of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) as a Special Verification Agency (SVA) for verification and screening of all civil servants (officer category) for inductions, important posts/appointments and promotions.”
Sources told News what decision of in government for verification of persons before their appointment, appointment or promotion on high positions are aimed at improving performance of in government and ensuring transparency among bureaucrats and others public office holders, who often accused of malpractice for personal benefits.
“At the moment, information security at the federal and special offices at the provincial level have the right to review and verify appointments/allocations/promotions. government initially sorted out modality and shared his plan with relevant authorities, after which decision was taken with consensus among all stakeholders,” the sources told the publication.
