What happened: In a recent high-powered board meeting, Sarah Saeed, Special Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office, was promoted to BPS-22, making her the youngest officer to be promoted to the highest rank in the civil service in the last five decades. Details: Sarah Saeed had a distinguished career, according to a Friday press statement. She has previously served as the Civil Services Academy’s director, as well as the additional secretary finance division. Saeed previously worked as the director general of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) and as a commercial secretary in Pakistan’s diplomatic mission in The Hague. What you need to know: Sarah Saeed’s exceptional academic achievement was mirrored in her stellar civil service record. She was the best in her PAS class. She earned a gold medal at the University of Punjab and an MSc in Economics for Development from Oxford University.