The Planning and Development Secretary of Pakistan (Urdu: ), also referred to as Secretary P&D, is the

Federal Secretary The Federal Secretary (also referred to as the Secretary to the Government of Pakistan) is the highest-ranking position in the Government of Pakistan, occupied by the most senior civil servant in a specific ministry or division. The secretary is t ...

for the

Ministry of Planning and Development The Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives (, abbreviated as MoPD) is headed by the Minister for Planning Development & Special Initiatives, who must be a member of Parliament of Pakistan. The minister is also deputy chairman of P ...

. The Secretary P&D plays a key role in the country's economic planning and development activity, making it a highly coveted position in the

federal government A federation (also called a federal state) is an entity characterized by a political union, union of partially federated state, self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a #Federal governments, federal government (federalism) ...

. The position holder is a BPS-22 grade officer, usually belonging to the

Pakistan Administrative Service The Pakistan Administrative Service, or PAS () (previously known as the District Management Group or DMG before 1 June 2012) is an elite cadre of the Civil Services of Pakistan. The Pakistan Administrative Service over the years has emerged as ...

. The Secretary is also a part of the Planning Commission.

References

Ministry of Planning and Development Federal secretaries {{Pakistan-gov-stub

See also

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