Pakistan lifts ban on temporary staff hiring in government departments
4 April 2014
The Pakistani government has lifted a ban on the recruitment of temporary staff in public sector organisations, reports Pakistani English-language news site Dawn.com.
Fri, 4 Apr 2014The Pakistani government has lifted a ban on the recruitment of temporary staff in public sector organisations, reports Pakistani English-language news site Dawn.com.
The ban was implemented following alleged abuses by the previous government, but in a recent hand-out issued by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s office, contingent staff can now be hired to meet genuine requirements of organisations.
The prime minister issued instructions to the heads of the government organisations to follow the rules and regulations, and conduct the process in a transparent manner based on merit.
The decision was taken to improve the day-to-day functioning of government departments and to ensure service delivery to citizens.
As reported by Associated Press of Pakistan, economist Dr Shahid Hassan Siddiqui, talking to Radio Pakistan about the ruling to lift the ban, said that granting job opportunities to the people was a good decision. He added that 2m youths could be given employment opportunities, if the economy attained its 8% growth rate annually.
And fellow economist Dr Salman Shah adds that “if we need good teachers for our school, competent doctors for our hospitals and personnel for our security forces then the process of recruitment should be carried out constantly”.
The ban was implemented following alleged abuses by the previous government, but in a recent hand-out issued by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s office, contingent staff can now be hired to meet genuine requirements of organisations.
The prime minister issued instructions to the heads of the government organisations to follow the rules and regulations, and conduct the process in a transparent manner based on merit.
The decision was taken to improve the day-to-day functioning of government departments and to ensure service delivery to citizens.
As reported by Associated Press of Pakistan, economist Dr Shahid Hassan Siddiqui, talking to Radio Pakistan about the ruling to lift the ban, said that granting job opportunities to the people was a good decision. He added that 2m youths could be given employment opportunities, if the economy attained its 8% growth rate annually.
And fellow economist Dr Salman Shah adds that “if we need good teachers for our school, competent doctors for our hospitals and personnel for our security forces then the process of recruitment should be carried out constantly”.
