Chief Minister Mahmood Khan presided over the cabinet meeting, which was attended by ministers, his advisers, and administrative secretaries. File
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet on Wednesday approved two years extension in the upper age limit for the Provincial Management Service (PMS) examination to benefit the aspirants, who have become overage due to a pandemic-induced delay in the holding of the exam.
Chief Minister Mahmood Khan presided over the cabinet meeting, which was attended by ministers, his advisers, and administrative secretaries.
Spokesman for the government Kamran Khan Bangash said in a video briefing that the cabinet granted the PMS exam age relaxation on the demand of the youth, who couldn’t sit the exam due to a delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic before becoming overage.
KP govt raises upper age limit for PMS exam by 2 years
Peshawar
February 25, 2021
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Wednesday raised the upper age limit for the Provincial Management Services (PMS) examination by two years as the last year’s test was delayed due to corona pandemic.
The cabinet also approved the appointment of vice-chancellors for seven public sector universities.
The decisions were taken at the cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, said an official handout.
The chief minister directed the officials concerned to take necessary steps to fix the maximum age limit for each category of government jobs so that the candidates don’t have to visit the offices for seeking age relaxation.