Information officers: Prime Minister approves creation of 10 addl posts

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday approved the creation of 10 additional vacancies of Information Officers in order to accommodate the candidates of CSS Examination-2006. These officers lost their positions in consequence of the Lahore High Court judgement dated 27-01-2011.
Four female candidates of CSS Competitive Examination-2006 domiciled Punjab challenged the application of 10 percent women quota in the CSS Competitive Examination-2006 by the Federal Public Service Commission before the Lahore High Court which gave judgement in their favour.
Consequently, the Federal Public Service Commission revised the allocation of candidates on the basis of CSS Competitive Examination-2006 in pursuance of the Lahore High Court's judgement dated 27-01-011 read with the Supreme Court of Pakistan order dated 03-06-2010 in CPLA No 941/2010.