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title: "Supreme Court reinstates 2014 recruitment rules for Controller General of Accounts"
description: "Most outlets reported that the Supreme Court reinstated the 2014 recruitment rules for the Controller General of Accounts and nullified the Federal Service Tribunal’s 2022 decision. The Nation and 24 News HD both highlighted the court’s action to set aside the tribunal’s verdict, while the Associated Press of Pakistan added that the court ruled service tribunals cannot act in the role of the executive when striking down recruitment rules. Framing was largely consistent across the excerpts, with a focus on the legal reversal and the court’s authority."
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# Supreme Court reinstates 2014 recruitment rules for Controller General of Accounts

pakistan · updated 22 Oct 2026, 3:24 PM PKT · 22 Oct 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that the Supreme Court reinstated the 2014 recruitment rules for the Controller General of Accounts and nullified the Federal Service Tribunal’s 2022 decision. The Nation and 24 News HD both highlighted the court’s action to set aside the tribunal’s verdict, while the Associated Press of Pakistan added that the court ruled service tribunals cannot act in the role of the executive when striking down recruitment rules. Framing was largely consistent across the excerpts, with a focus on the legal reversal and the court’s authority.

## Same story from 4 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Hum News English** — [Supreme Court restores CGA 2014 recruitment rules, nullifies FST ruling](https://humenglish.com/latest/supreme-court-restores-cga-2014-recruitment-rules-nullifies-fst-ruling/) · 22 Oct 2026, 3:24 PM PKT
  > ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has restored the Controller General of Accounts Recruitment Rules 2014 and nullified a Federal Service Tribunal (FST) ruling that had struck down the rules and ordered their revision. In its written judgment, Supreme Court Justice Ayesha A Malik held that the service tribunal had exceeded its jurisdiction by interfering in policy matters and directing the executive ...
- **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [SC restores 2014 recruitment rules of Controller General of Accounts](https://www.app.com.pk/national/sc-restores-2014-recruitment-rules-of-controller-general-of-accounts/) · 22 Oct 2026, 1:09 PM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing
  > ISLAMABAD, Oct 22 (APP):The Supreme Court has ruled that a Service Tribunal cannot assume the role of the executive by striking down recruitment rules or directing their reformulation, holding that the government has the authority to amend service structures and recruitment rules in accordance with administrative requirements. The court restored the 2014 recruitment rules of...
- **24 News HD** — [SC restores Controller General of Accounts recruitment rules](https://www.24newshd.tv/22-Oct-2026/sc-restores-controller-general-accounts-recruitment-rules) · 22 Oct 2026, 11:15 AM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Restoring Controller General of Accounts’ Recruitment Rules, 2014, the Supreme Court on Thursday declared the Federal Service Tribunal’s decision of 2022 null and void, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
- **The Nation** — [SCP restores Recruitment Rules, 2014, sets aside service tribunal verdict](https://www.nation.com.pk/22-Oct-2026/scp-restores-recruitment-rules-2014-sets-aside-service-tribunal-verdict) · 22 Oct 2026, 1:19 AM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing
  > ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court of Pakistan has set aside the Federal Service Tribunal, Islamabad, judgment to strike down the Recruitment Rules, 2014.

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