I. Rank & Role Atlas — Secretariat, Field, Police, Revenue and Technical Departments — Public Administration

Purpose: Memorise the actual titles and duties used across Pakistan's bureaucracy. Grades are shown only where the association is broadly standard; exact sanctioned grades can vary by post, province and rules.

1. Federal / provincial secretariat ranks

Post	Common level	Main role
Secretary to Government of Pakistan	Usually BS-22	Official head of federal Division; principal administrative adviser; accountable for administration and business of Division
Provincial Chief Secretary	BS-22	Top coordinating civil servant of province; interdepartmental administration and policy implementation
Provincial Administrative Secretary	Often BS-20/21, some senior posts BS-22	Official head of provincial department; advises Minister and controls secretariat/attached formations
Additional Secretary	Typically BS-20/21	Heads major wing/sphere; resolves major cases and coordinates divisions
Joint Secretary	Typically BS-20	Federal wing/sphere head; policy and coordination responsibility
Deputy Secretary	Typically BS-19	Supervises sections and disposes delegated cases
Section Officer	BS-17/18	Basic secretariat case officer; notes, drafts, rules, notifications, coordination

2. Territorial administration

Chief Secretary
   ↓
Commissioner — Division
   ↓
Deputy Commissioner — District
   ↓
Additional Deputy Commissioner(s)
   ↓
Assistant Commissioner — Tehsil/Subdivision

Commissioner

Coordinates multiple districts.
Supervises district administration/revenue functions according to provincial law.
Reviews major interdistrict and field-administration matters.

Deputy Commissioner

Principal territorial coordinator at district level.
Revenue/land functions where legally vested.
Disaster/emergency coordination.
Price/regulatory and public-order coordination where law gives powers.
Coordinates provincial departments but does not replace their technical heads.

Assistant Commissioner

Tehsil/subdivision-level field administration.
Revenue, price/regulatory, magisterial/statutory or coordination functions where provincial law authorizes them.
Reports through district/commissionerate structures.

3. Land revenue hierarchy

Board of Revenue
Senior Member / Member
        ↓
Commissioner
        ↓
DC / Collector
        ↓
AC / Assistant Collector
        ↓
Tehsildar
        ↓
Naib Tehsildar
        ↓
Patwari / field revenue staff

Board of Revenue: apex provincial revenue/land authority.
Collector/DC: district revenue authority under applicable land-revenue law.
Tehsildar: tehsil revenue administration.
Patwari: village/estate land-record field function; terminology may vary in Sindh and special areas.

4. Police ranks

Inspector General of Police — BS-22
        ↓
Additional IGP — BS-21
        ↓
DIG — BS-20
        ↓
SSP / AIG — BS-19
        ↓
SP — BS-18
        ↓
ASP — BS-17  |  DSP (provincial police service)
        ↓
Inspector
        ↓
Sub-Inspector
        ↓
Assistant Sub-Inspector
        ↓
Head Constable
        ↓
Constable

Operational titles such as RPO, CCPO, CPO and DPO are posts/commands, not separate police ranks; the officer holding them possesses an underlying police rank.

5. Prosecution

Secretary / Administrative Department
        ↓
Prosecutor General
        ↓
Additional Prosecutor General
        ↓
Deputy Prosecutor General
        ↓
District Public Prosecutor
        ↓
Deputy / Assistant Public Prosecutor

Role: prosecute criminal cases on behalf of the State, advise investigators on legal issues, conduct appeals and maintain prosecutorial independence under provincial laws.

6. Prisons

Home / Prisons Department
   ↓
Inspector General Prisons
   ↓
DIG / regional prison command
   ↓
Superintendent Jail
   ↓
Deputy Superintendent
   ↓
Assistant Superintendent
   ↓
Prison operational staff

7. Irrigation / C&W / Public Health Engineering

Secretary
   ↓
Chief Engineer
   ↓
Superintending Engineer (SE)
   ↓
Executive Engineer (XEN)
   ↓
Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO)
   ↓
Sub-Engineer / Junior Engineer
   ↓
field workforce

Chief Engineer: strategic technical head over major region/sector.
SE: supervises a circle.
XEN: heads an engineering division and executes works.
SDO: manages subdivision/site execution.

8. Health administration

Minister
 ↓
Secretary Health / sector Secretary
 ↓
Director General Health Services / specialized authorities
 ↓
Director / programme head
 ↓
District Health Authority / CEO / DHO (province-specific)
 ↓
Medical Superintendent / hospital head
 ↓
Doctors, nurses, allied-health and facility staff

Secretariat sets policy/budget/rules; DG/directorates manage programmes; districts/facilities deliver services.

9. School education

Secretary School Education
   ↓
Directorate / provincial education bodies
   ↓
District CEO / DEO
   ↓
Deputy DEO / AEO or equivalent
   ↓
Head Teacher / Principal
   ↓
Teachers

Titles differ by province and local-government reforms, but the secretariat → directorate/district → institution model is stable.

10. Higher education

Secretary Higher/College Education → Directorate/collegiate administration → regional/district college management → Principal → Professors/Lecturers.

Public universities are generally autonomous statutory bodies: Chancellor/Governor where law provides → Senate/Syndicate → Vice Chancellor → Deans → Heads of Department. They are not ordinary secretariat branches.

11. Agriculture

Secretary → DG Agriculture Extension / Research / Water Management / Pest Warning etc. → Directors → district/deputy directors → agriculture officers → field assistants.

12. Livestock

Secretary → DG Livestock → Directors → District Livestock Officer → Veterinary Officer → Veterinary Assistant / field staff.

13. Forest / Wildlife / Fisheries

Forest: Secretary → Chief Conservator / Conservator → Divisional Forest Officer → Range Officer → Forester / Forest Guard.
Wildlife: Secretary → DG/Chief Wildlife officer → Directors/Deputy Directors → wildlife field staff.
Fisheries: Secretary → DG/Director Fisheries → district/regional fisheries officers → field staff.

14. Excise, Taxation & Narcotics

Secretary → Director General → Director / Regional Director → Excise & Taxation Officer / district officer → Inspectors → field staff.

Provincial excise collects/regulates provincial taxes/fees allocated by law; this is separate from federal FBR taxation.

15. Food

Secretary → Director/DG Food → Divisional/Deputy Directors → District Food Controller → Food Inspectors/field staff.

16. Labour

Secretary → DG Labour → Director → District Labour Officer → Labour Inspector.

Labour courts and judicial forums are distinct adjudicatory bodies.

17. Industries / Commerce / Investment

Secretary → DG Industries / Director Industries & Commerce / investment bodies → regional/district industry officers → inspectors/registration/facilitation staff.

18. Mines & Minerals

Secretary → Director General Mines & Minerals → Directors → regional/district mineral officers → mine inspectors/technical staff.

19. Environment

Secretary → Director General Environmental Protection Agency → Directors → Deputy Directors / district environment officers → inspectors/technical staff.

Environmental tribunals/adjudication are legally separate from administrative inspection.

20. Transport

Secretary Transport → Provincial Transport Authority / mass-transit authority/company → Secretary PTA / DG/MD → regional transport authorities/officers → field enforcement/inspection.

Traffic police belongs to Police, not Transport Department.

21. Local Government

Secretary Local Government → DG/Director Local Government / Local Government Board → local councils/metropolitan corporations/municipal committees/tehsil councils → Chief Officers / Municipal Officers → service staff.

Exact elected tiers and titles depend on the current provincial Local Government Act.

22. Planning & Development

CM / P&D political leadership
     ↓
Chairman P&D / Additional Chief Secretary Development / Secretary P&D
     ↓
Members / Chiefs / Chief Economist
     ↓
Sector Specialists / Directors
     ↓
Project appraisal, ADP/PSDP, monitoring units

23. Finance Department

Finance Minister → Finance Secretary → Additional/Special Secretaries → Deputy Secretaries → Section Officers → budget/resources/expenditure wings → treasury/accounts or other attached formations.

24. Audit & Accounts — PAAS

Auditor-General / Controller General systems → Deputy Auditor-General / DG Audit / Accountant General / Controller-level leadership → Directors/Deputy Directors/Assistant Directors or Assistant Accountants General → audit/accounts teams.

Audit checks legality/regularity/performance; accounts records and reports government transactions. Constitutional audit is institutionally distinct from executive Finance Departments.

25. FBR — IRS and Customs

Inland Revenue

Chairman FBR / Member IR → Chief Commissioner IR → Commissioner IR → Additional Commissioner → Deputy Commissioner → Assistant Commissioner → Inland Revenue officers/inspectors.

Customs

Chairman FBR / Member Customs → Chief Collector → Collector → Additional Collector → Deputy Collector → Assistant Collector → appraising/preventive/examination field staff.

26. Foreign Service

Foreign Secretary → Additional Secretary → Director General → Director → Deputy Director / desk officer.

Abroad: Ambassador/High Commissioner → Minister → Counsellor → First Secretary → Second Secretary → Third Secretary.

Diplomatic title and civil-service grade are related but not one-to-one in every posting.

27. Federal Secretariat / OMG → Secretariat Group

Section Officer (OMG) → BS-19 Secretariat Group / Deputy Secretary-type post → Joint Secretary → Additional Secretary → Secretary, subject to promotion/selection rules.

🧠 High-yield CSS rule

Rank ≠ post ≠ department.

BS grade = pay/status level.
Rank = service designation (e.g., DIG).
Post = assignment (e.g., DPO Lahore).
Department = organizational home (e.g., Punjab Police/Home machinery).