Federal Public Service Commission

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Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) is responsible appointing civil servants in Government of Pakistan.

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The Public Service Commission was set up for the first time in British colonial rule in 1926. After independence, the Commission was established in Pakistan in 1947 under the provision of Government of Pakistan Act. At present, the commission is functioning under article 242of the constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. It has been provided autonomy under the Rules of Business, 1973 and FPSC Regulations, 1978 in its working. The Commission has also been given administrative as well as, to some extent, financial autonomy to perform its functions independently.