LAHORE: Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman on Tuesday appointed retired Lt Gen Muhammad Abdul Aziz as the Chairman of the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) for the next three years.

The monthly salary of the new PPSC chairman will be MP-I Pay Package which is more than Rs900,000 monthly.

Former chairman of the PPSC retired Lt Gen Malik Zafar Iqbal had retired on the completion of his three-year tenure in Feb 2024.

Following the governor’s order, the Services and General Administration Department (S&GAD) issued a formal notification of the new PPSC chairman.

Published in Dawn, May 1st, 2024

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