Balochistan allows ISI to screen civil servants before appointments

Chief Minister of Balochistan Sarfraz Bugti has allowed the national spy agency ISI to vet and screen civil screen service appointments in Balochistan in a notification dated October 1.

Geo Fact Check reported that the notification, which was shared by a Facebook user on October 7, is indeed true.

ISI has been appointed as a ‘Special Vetting Agency’ (SVA) for verifying and screening civil service appointments of officers from BPS-17 posts and above.

SVA’s approval would be required before appointing administrative secretaries, divisional commissioners, and deputy commissioners in the province as well.

It should be noted that in June 2022, then-prime minister Shehbaz Sharif also authorised the ISI to act as the Special Vetting Agency (SVA) for the verification and screening of civil officers’ appointments.