On 4 August 2011 The Establishment Division finally approved the up-gradation of Stenographers, Personal Assistants and Stenotypists. The case of Up-gradation of Stenographers was pending since a long time. Khalid Raiz Stenographers(BPS-15), Muhammad Yousaf PS(BPS-17), Muhammad Saeed Stenotypist(BPS-12), Riaz Khan Stenotypist(BPS-12) and Muhammad Arshad Stenotypist(BPS-12) file a case in Federal Service Tribunal with the valid point that
"The Supreme Court of Pakistan upgraded the post of Junior Auditor(BPS-11), Senior Auditor(BPS-16), Assistant Accounts Officer(BPS-17), Divisional Accounts Officer and Accounts Officer(BPS-18) on 4 March 2010 in the Department of CGA Islamabad. The posts of Stenographers, Stenotypists and Private Secretaries were not upgraded at all.
Hence, Representing the Stenographers Khalid Riaz and four others file an appeal to the head of Department but their demand was not met.Then Khalid Riaz etc. file an appeal in Federal Service Tribunal against Controller General Accounts and others.
On 6 December 2010 the FST remanded the Department and order passed in APPEAL NO.774 TO 778(P)/CS-2010 FILED BY KHALID RIAZ & OTHERS VS CGA AND OTHERS. The wording of FST are
"The appeallants are Stenotypists and Stenographers, Their request is that their posts be upgraded as has been done in the other Departments, The request of the appellants shall be considered by the Establishment Division , Controller General of Accounts and Finance Division Sympathetically".
On 7 July 2011 Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs approved the up-gradation of Stenographers in the light of all facts and recommended the up-gradation of Stenographers.
Finally on 04 August 2011 Secretary Establishment Division Khushnood Lashari took a step in favour of Stenographers and up-gradated the posts of Stenographers, Stenotypists and Private Secretaries.
