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C. Pakistan Administrative Service or PMS
The correct answer is Pakistan Administrative Service or PMS. Officers from the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) or Provincial Management Service (PMS) are trained administrators with a strong understanding of legal frameworks and administrative procedures. This background makes them highly suitable for quasi-judicial roles like Hearing Officers, ensuring impartiality, fairness, and adherence to administrative law in their decisions.
- Police officers are primarily involved in enforcement and investigation, not typically suited for impartial hearing roles.
- While Judiciary members conduct hearings, a Hearing Officer under an authority like PERA is usually an administrative role, distinct from the traditional judicial system.
- Officers from Local Govt, while administrators, may not possess the specific training and experience in quasi-judicial functions that PAS/PMS officers do.