Illegal recruitments: Five officials arrested

Around 40 bogus teachers have also been dismissed from service

RAWALPINDI:


A number of education department officials, two medical superintendents and several bank officials have been nominated in a case after a fake recruitment scandal surfaced.



On a complaint of the district coordination officer (education), the Civil Lines police have registered a case against 19 persons including education officials, collaborators and two top officials of Holy Family Hospital and the District Headquarters Hospital for their alleged role in inducting around 49 persons into the education department on fake degrees and bogus medical certificates.


According to the police, they have arrested five suspects. Around 40 bogus teachers have also been dismissed from service.


Published in The Express Tribune, February 19th, 2016.