(2) A member of the Federal Public Service Commission shall not be removed from office except in the manner applicable to a Judge of a High Court.
(3) A member of a Provincial Public Service Commission shall not be removed from office except by an order of the Governor of the Province made in a case where the Supreme Court, on reference having been made to it by the Governor, has reported that the member ought to be removed on a ground such as is mentioned in clause (1).
188. Function of Public Service Commissions.- (1) It shall be the duty of the Federal Public Service Commission and a Provincial Public Service Commission to conduct examinations for appointment to the services and posts connected with the affairs of the Federation, or the Province, as the case may be.
(2) The President, in respect of services and posts in connection with affairs of the Federation, and the Governor of a Province, in respect of services and posts in connection with the affairs of the Province, may make regulations specifying the matters in which generally or in any particular class of case, or in any particular circumstances, it shall not be necessary for a Public Service Commission to be consulted; but, subject to such regulations, the appropriate Public Service Commission shall be consulted
(a) on all matters relating to methods of recruitment to civil services and posts, and qualifications of candidates for such services and posts;
(b) on the principles to be followed in making appointments to civil services and posts and in making promotions and transfers from one service to another, and on the suitability of candidates for such appointments, promotions or transfers;
(c) on all disciplinary matters affecting a person in the service of the Federal or a Provincial Government in a civil capacity, including compulsory retirement whether for disciplinary reasons or otherwise, and memorials or petitions relating to such matters;
(d) on any claim by or in respect of a person who is serving or has served under the Federal or a Provincial Government in a civil capacity that any costs incurred by him in defending any legal proceedings instituted against him in respect of acts done or purported to be done in the execution of his duty should be paid out of the Federal Consolidated Fund or the Provincial Consolidated Fund, as the case may be;
(e) on any proposal to withhold a special or additional pension or to reduce an ordinary pension; and
(f) on any claim for the award of a pension or allowance in respect of injuries sustained while serving under the Federal or a Provincial Government in a civil capacity, and any question as to the amount of any such award;
and it shall be the duty of the Public Service Commission to advise on any matter so referred to them, and on any other matter which the President or the Governor, as the case may be, may refer to the Commission.
