Pakistan

Why are army generals not dismissed from govt: SC

Proposal for dismissing three federal secretaries, 11 additional secretaries has been sent to the government.

Express February 10, 2011

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan asked the Establishment Division Secretary on Thursday to explain why retired army generals working as secretaries in government departments have not been dismissed yet.

The Attorney General informed the court that a two member committee had reviewed 157 cases of contract employees during today's hearing of the case of dismissal of contractual employees.

He said that a proposal for dismissing 14 employees comprising of three federal secretaries and 11 additional secretaries has been sent to the government.

Secretary Establishment Division told the court that the review committee has also proposed for the cancellation of contracts with Directors General FIA and IG Sindh.

Representatives from Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan informed the court that all contract employees have been dismissed. Whereas, Sindh government says 43 of the 82 contract employees have been dismissed so far.

COMMENTS (5)

INTAQAM | 13 years ago | Reply THE army wifes enjoy golf in private army golf courses While the taxed population is homeless and hungry

Muhammad | 13 years ago | Reply What about the adhoc judges, This is really strange that SC is asking every department to sack the contract employees without first setting an example in SC

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Ali Haider | 13 years ago | Reply Long live the CJ. Long live Pakistan.

yar ja | 13 years ago | Reply Why not from every dept and after retirement too.......................!!!!!!!

Zazi | 13 years ago | Reply Mi Lord, that's an oxymoron statement. You have the information provided by the Establish Division. Now declare their appointments unconstutional. Verdicts. We want verdicts, not just observations and homilies from your court.

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