Amid shortage of senior officers, Punjab government continue to appoint grade 18 officers as Deputy Commissioners in several districts of Punjab though legally grade 19 and grade 20 officers were posted on these seats, reported 24NewsHD TV Channel. DC Lahore Syed Musa Raza a grade 19 officer is currently serving on a grade 20 post. Similarly, DC Kasur Imran Ali is working on grade 20 position.
Several Deputy Commissioners in Punjab are currently serving on higher-grade seats than their official ranks. DC Sheikhupura Shahid Imran Marth is a grade 18 officer posted on a grade 20 seat.
DC Nankana, Muhammad Tasleem Akhtar Rao, grade 18 officer is serving on a grade 19 seat. DC Gujranwala Naveed Ahmed, also a Grade 18 officer, is appointed on a grade 20 seat.
DC Sialkot Saba Asghar is a grade 19 officer posted on a grade 20 seat. DC Gujrat Noorulain Qureshi, a grade 18 officer, is posted on a grade 19 seat. DC Mandi Bahauddin Faisal Saleem, a grade 18 officer, is serving on a grade 19 seat. DC Rawalpindi Hassan Waqar Cheema, another Grade 18 officer, is currently appointed on a Grade 20 seat.
Similarly, DC Chakwal Sara Hayat, a Grade 18 officer, is serving on a Grade 19 seat. DC Murree Agha Zaheer Shirazi, also a Grade 18 officer, is posted on a Grade 19 seat. DC Sargodha Muhammad Waseem, a grade 19 officer, is serving on a grade 20 seat. DC Mianwali Khalid Javed Goraya, a grade 18 officer, is posted on a grade 19 seat, while DC Bhakkar Muhammad Ashraf, another grade 18 officer, is also serving on a Grade 19 seat.
DC Faisalabad Nadeem Nasir is a Grade 19 officer, posted on a gGrade 20 seat, DC Jhang Ali Akbar Bhinder is a Grade 18 officer, posted on a Grade 19 seat, DC Multan Waseem Hamid is a Grade 18 officer, posted on a Grade 20 seat, DC Vehari Imrana Tauqeer is a grade 19 officer, posted on a Grade 20 seat and DC Sahiwal Shahid Mahmood is a Grade 19 officer, posted on a grade 20 seat.
DC Okara Ahmad Usman Javed, a grade 19 officer, is posted on a grade 20 seat. DC Pakpattan Asif Raza, a grade 18 officer, is serving on a Grade 19 seat. DC Bahawalpur Farhan Farooq, a Grade 19 officer, is posted on a Grade 20 seat. DC Bahawalnagar Zulfiqar Ahmad Bhon, a Grade 18 officer, is serving on a Grade 19 seat. DC Rahim Yar Khan Khurram Parvaiz, also a Grade 18 officer, is posted on a Grade 20 seat. DC Dera Ghazi Khan Muhammad Usman Khalid, a grade 19 officer, is serving on a grade 20 seat. DC Muzaffargarh Muhammad Usman Tahir Jappa, a Grade 18 officer, is posted on a grade 20 seat, while DC Kot Addu Syed Munawar Abbas Bukhari, a Grade 18 officer, is serving on a grade 19 seat.