Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan
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| Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan | |
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| Prime Minister's Office | |
| Reports to | Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| Appointer | Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| Website | Prime Minister's Office |
The secretary to the prime minister of Pakistan (also referred to as SPM 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 secretary advises and assists the prime minister on all the official business routed through the PM Office, and because of this the SPM is generally regarded as the most crucial aide to the prime minister.
PM Shehbaz Sharif decided to abolish the post of PSPM, and his newly appointed adviser, Dr Tauqir Shah, who has the status of federal minister, will serve in place of PSPM in capacity of PM’s adviser.[1]
Being the administrative head of the Prime Minister's Office, the secretary wields significant amount of power over the daily affairs of the Government of Pakistan. The duties of the 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
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See also
[edit]- Principal Secretary to the President of Pakistan
- Government of Pakistan
- Federal Secretary
- Interior Secretary of Pakistan
- Finance Secretary of Pakistan
References
[edit]- ^ "PM's principal secretary Asad Rehman Gilani transferred". 18 March 2025.
- ^ "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.
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