{"id":80773,"date":"2024-06-01T20:08:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T20:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/inquiry-ordered-into-illegal-appointments-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-06-01T20:08:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T20:08:07","slug":"inquiry-ordered-into-illegal-appointments-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/inquiry-ordered-into-illegal-appointments-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Inquiry ordered into illegal appointments | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<strong class=\"location-names\"><br \/>\nQUETTA:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:black\">Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti has reaffirmed to revoke all the \u2018illegal appointments\u2019 in the education department after a detailed investigation into the matter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:black\">The decision comes in response to the widespread public outcry and the reported evidence of corruption in the recruitment process carried out by the Sardar Bahadur Khan Women\u2019s University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:black\">\u201cI will not allow anyone to sell jobs in Balochistan and deprive a child who fulfills merit and criteria,\u201d Chief Minister Bugti said while talking to the newsmen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:black\">\u201cWe have received serious complaints about the corrupt mafia who sold jobs and deprived the deserving candidates.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:black\">The chief minister, reiterating the government\u2019s resolve to uphold the policy of merit and good governance, said the matter would be fully investigated and he would not hesitate to revoke any appointment found in violation of merit. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:black\">In light of the Supreme Court\u2019s order, such appointments should be revoked any time, he added. The chief minister said that he had directed the chief secretary to hold an inquiry into the issue and \u2018after consultations with the Education Minister, the final decision will be made\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:black\">Bugti said the entire Balochistan knows how these jobs were sold and the deserving candidates were deprived of their right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:black\">Last year, about 8,500 non-teaching staff positions in the department were advertised for which over 300,000 applications were submitted with the Sardar Bahadur Khan Women\u2019s University, which was authorized to conduct tests and interviews.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:black\">However, it was revealed that former education ministers and a mafia comprising corrupt officials and others had allegedly collected millions of rupees from the candidates, but the appointment process was not completed within the stipulated 90-day period as mandated by the Balochistan Recruitment Policy 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:black\">The policy, approved by the previous provincial assembly, requires that tests, interviews, merit postings, higher authority approvals, and appointment orders for non-gazetted positions be completed within 90 days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:black\">Any delay beyond this period grants the competent authority the right to cancel the process and re-advertise the positions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Published in The Express Tribune, May 19<sup>th<\/sup>, 2024.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti has reaffirmed to revoke all the \u2018illegal appointments\u2019 in the education department after a detailed investigation into the matter. The decision comes in response to the widespread public outcry and the reported evidence of corruption in the recruitment process carried out by the Sardar Bahadur Khan Women\u2019s University. 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