District coordination officer

2001: Mr Imran Khan, first time elected Member National Assembly (MNA) from Mianwali (later Prime Minister) held meeting with DCO Mianwali, Mr Salim Sher Afghan Kiani in DCO office

District coordination officer (DCO) was the administrative head of the newly formed district and city district governments on 14-Aug-2001 in Pakistan and a senior officer (grade BS20/21)[1] belonging from the provincial (executive PCS) or federal government service cadre. He was often denoted as ''Commissioner' in bureaucracy due to equivalent grade. The officer supervised the affairs of all the public offices and public facilities in the district or a city district for purposes of integrated development, efficient use of public resources and effective service delivery. The officer ensures that the standards set by the government in respect of a public facility are fully observed and supervises and coordinates the implementation of the policies, instructions and guidelines of the government.[2]

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