Well, quite unfortunate to hear this. DMG Cadre needs to be there. As for the so called provincial autonomy, it is ok but by no means a Junior PMS officer should supercede his senior counterparts or a senior DMG fellow.
I personally believe that PMS officers should have there right but they should report to the DMG officer in federation. e.g. In Ministry of Education, all Provincial Secretaries (PMS Officers) should coordinate with Federal Secretary (a DMG officer) and the Federal Secretary should be the authority to chalk out plans, make sure that they get implemented and grant budgets etc.
I hope I am able to communicate my views
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