Originally Posted by Dr. Farhan

DMG was misnomer basically, because the name shows that the officers should be involved in management of districts only, while in reality, its All Pakistan Service with presence almost in every Govt. Department at key slots. Thats why it was felt for long to rename it and yesterday finally PM Gilani formally announced it at CSP & DMG association dinner in Islamabad.
And one more thing, this renaming has been welcomed by all the officers of DMG cadre which shows that the "PAS" has been involved in administration and management of the whole country, so your wish to keep "Pakistan Administrative Service" at even the last preference would not count at all.