KARACHI:
The purpose of a public service commission is to recruit competent civil servants and bureaucrats for the provincial government. It plays an important role in alleviating malpractices such as nepotism and reducing unemployment by hiring educated youth. Unfortunately, the Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) has been in limbo for the past six months after the Sindh High Court suspended the SPSC. The decision was welcomed because in the past SPSC had hired candidates based on political influence and nepotism. However, no measures have been taken to reform and relaunch the SPSC.
Resultantly, candidates who had undertaken or prepared for the Central Superior Services (CSS) exams prior to the court ruling are now uncertain about their futures. Some candidates will no longer be eligible as they are exceeding the age limit. Candidates feel that their time and resources have gone in vain and are disheartened by the lack of government support and employment opportunities elsewhere.
Many qualified candidates have had to settle for meagre jobs while others have resorted to extreme measures such as committing suicide. To protect the future of Sindh’s youth and ensure corruption-free institutions, the SPSC must be revived, new legislation should be drawn up for the SPSC, and its activities should be regulated.
Lal Bakhsh Soomro
Rawalpindi
Published in The Express Tribune, July 22nd, 2022.
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