PESHAWAR, July 3: Sahibzadi Faiza Noor is the only woman from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas who has passed the Central Superior Services examination, 2004.

According to the result announced on July 1, the overall position of Ms Noor is 211th.

She stood 11th among the 16 candidates from Fata and the Northern Areas who qualified.

Ms Noor has done her masters in Business Administration. She has served in China for three years as a lecturer.

The Northern Areas and Fata have four per cent quota in superior services for candidates who passed the CSS examination. Last year, 11 candidates from the regions were appointed to various posts.

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