ISLAMABAD: In line with the federal government’s mandate that participation in the National Management Course is essential for the promotion of officers from Grade 20 to 21, the Establishment Division has selected 46 officers of Grade 20 and equivalent levels for the upcoming 124th National Management Course. The training will take place at the National School of Public Policy in Lahore from January 5, 2026, to May 8, 2026.
Among the nominated officers are Muhammad Umar Masood, Usman Ahmed Chaudhry, Muzammil Hussain, Adnan Arshad Aulakh, Muhammad Jahanzeb, Khalid Nazir Wattoo, Muzaffar Khan, Khawar Kamal, Sohail Ashraf, and Muhammad Ayaz from the Pakistan Administrative Service. Officers from the Police Service include Imran Shaukat, Shaukat Abbas, Naeem Ahmed Sheikh, retired Captain Sajjad Hassan Khan Manj, Dr. Waqaruddin Syed, Sher Akbar, and Tayyab Hafeez Cheema.
Additionally, Kashif Gulzar, Muhammad Khalid, Muhammad Usman, Akhlaq Ahmed, and Syed Ahsan Mumtaz from the Secretariat Group, along with Irfan Shaukat and Ishtiaq Ahmed from the Foreign Service of Pakistan, have also been nominated to participate.
Officers from various other services include Shazia Abid, Shazia Memon, Hassan Brohi, Ijaz Ahmed Khan Yousafzai (Inland Revenue Service), Azmat Tahira and Basit Maqsood Abbasi (Pakistan Customs Service), Ambrin Gul Shahid (Information Group), Hussain Haider (Commerce and Trade Group), Naveed Asghar Chaudhry and Munawar Hussain (Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service), Mustafa Kamal, Zulfiqar Hussain, and Ehsanullah (Postal Group), along with Rafiullah from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
Representatives from provincial governments and other agencies include Muhammad Zubair (Senate Secretariat), Rafid Ahmed Malhi and Dr. Muhammad Sohail Anwar Chaudhry (Punjab government), Muhammad Ali Shah, Muhammad Idrees Khan, and Atta-ur-Rehman (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government), and Nasir Abbas Soomro and Muhammad Bachal Rahupoto (Sindh government).
According to the Establishment Division, participation in this course is now mandatory under the Prime Minister’s directives. Officers nominated for the course will be relieved promptly to undertake this training, which is a prerequisite for promotion. Failure to attend may result in disciplinary action under the Civil Servants Promotion Rules 2019.
All nominated officers are required to submit their most recent annual medical reports to the National School of Public Policy before the course begins. The course fee has been set at Rs 2.2 million per officer. The federal government will cover the fees for officers within the federal groups and ex-cadre officers, while provincial and autonomous body officers will bear their respective costs through their departments.
