Directory Retirement Rules 2020 introduced, then repealed in 2022

G-CS-08 · gap-civil-service

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Civil Servants (Directory Retirement from Service) Rules, 2020 notified by S.R.O. 320(I)/2020 (15 April 2020); repealed by S.R.O. 698(I)/2022 (30 May 2022), with all actions taken under them "recalled" — Directory Retirement Rules 2020 introduced, then repealed in 2022 · 2020-2022Establishment Division, Government of Pakistan (Gazette notifications) · 2020-2022Source named — not yet verified

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Establishment Division, Government of Pakistan (Gazette notifications) — https://establishment.gov.pk/SiteImage/Misc/files/Civil%20Servants%20Rules.pdf. Matched to the source page by an automated research pass on 6 Oct 2026; not yet checked by a person..

What it proves

A performance-linked exit mechanism was reversed within two years, showing how fragile and politically contested civil service reform is in Pakistan.

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