Some contractual workers regularised same day
TAHIR AMIN
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Communication Friday revealed that some employees hired on contract basis were regularised on the same day.
The Senate Standing Committee on Communication met here with Daud Khan Achakzai in the chair where serious concern was shown over the written mistakes in briefing papers and not filling the vacant posts under the Aaghaz-e-Huqooq-e-Balochistan.
The chairman of the committee said in the last committee meeting it was directed to present the list of employees, who worked for 18 months to two years and were later fired from their jobs, while other employees hired on contract basis were regularised the same day. However, the Postal and Services department failed to present the correct list in this regard.
The committee asked the Secretary Communication and DG Postal why the family members of 111 deceased employees were not hired and other people were hired on their quota. Chairman of the committee further expressed serious reservations on not filling 171 vacant posts under the Aaghaz-e-Huqooq-e-Balochistan quota while the ban has already been lifted on new recruitment.
Secretary Communication Shahid Ashraf Tarar said that officials involved in making written mistakes in the official work to be investigated and if found guilty stern action would be taken against them while the report of their suspension would be sent to the committee. He further explained that up to BPS-15 people can be hired from the deceased employees’ family however, there is no regular quota.
DG Postal Services Misal Khan informed the committee that new recruitments are made on contract basis when there is a vacant post, and the ministry of Finance has to accord approval for the recruitment on 171 posts lying vacant under the Aaghaz-e-Huqooq-e-Balochistan.
DG and Deputy Director General Postal Services confirmed before the committee that some employees hired on contract basis were regularised the same day. Senator Hasil Bizenjo expressed serious concern over the increase in number of accidents on Balochistan Coastal highway and urged the authorities for taking measures to reduce the alarming number of road mishaps.
The DIG Motorway and National Highways Wajid Zia said that 3,000 people would be recruited from Balochistan on NTS. The chairman said that people from the far-flung areas should not be recruited through NTS.
