Who has the final authority to determine the terms and conditions of service for FIA employees?

The correct answer is The Federal Government because the FIA Act explicitly vests the authority to create service rules and employment terms in the federal executive branch.

• Step 1 (Statutory Power): Under Section 9, subsection 2, clause (c) of the FIA Act, 1974, the power to prescribe the terms and conditions of service for rewards, ranks, and benefits belongs directly to the Federal Government.


• Step 2 (Rule Implementation): While the Ministry of Interior handles day-to-day operations, any formal modifications to the FIA civil servant rules require statutory approval and notification from the federal cabinet.


• Incorrect Options:
  
  
  
  • The Director General FIA is incorrect because the DG administers the internal operations of the agency but does not possess the legislative power to determine overarching service terms.
  
  
  • The Supreme Court is incorrect because the judiciary reviews legal compliance and protects fundamental rights but does not draft civil service contracts or conditions.
  
  
  • The Ministry of Interior is incorrect because it acts as the immediate administrative parent department, but the statutory power is held at the federal government level.