Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan
Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan | |
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Incumbent Syed Tauqir Shah | |
Prime Minister's Office | |
Reports to | Prime Minister of Pakistan |
Appointer | Prime Minister of Pakistan |
Website | Prime Minister's Office |
The Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan (also referred to as PSPM or PM's Chief of Staff) is the administrative head and highest-ranking official of the Prime Minister's Office. The position holder is usually an officer belonging to the Pakistan Administrative Service serving in BPS-22 grade. The Principal Secretary advises and assists the Prime Minister on all the official business routed through the PM Office, and because of this the PSPM is generally regarded as the most crucial aide to the Prime Minister. The current Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister is Syed Tauqir Shah.[1]
Being the administrative head of the Prime Minister's Office, the Principal Secretary wields significant amount of power over the daily affairs of the Government of Pakistan. The duties of the Principal Secretary includes, but are not limited to; advising the Prime Minister on national policy and its implementation, dealing with official paperwork in the Prime Minister's Office, placing before the Prime Minister critical files of importance for approval, coordinating activities in the Prime Minister's Office, and preparing notes on issues to be discussed by the PM with senior politicians, bureaucrats and other dignitaries.[2][3]
List of principal secretaries to PM
See also
- Principal Secretary to the President of Pakistan
- Government of Pakistan
- Federal Secretary
- Interior Secretary of Pakistan
- Finance Secretary of Pakistan
References
- ^ "Tauqeer Shah: Grade-21 officer to be appointed as principal secretary". ARY NEWS. April 11, 2022.
- ^ "Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jianchao Meets with Principal Secretary Javed Aslam to the Prime Minister of Pakistan". Fmprc.gov.cn. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "PM changes his principal secretary with ECP nod". www.thenews.com.pk.