Minister denies reports of filling vacant seats
Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting, National Heritage and Culture, Attaullah Tarar addressing a press conference in Islamabad, accompanied by Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal. SCREENGRAB
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has rebutted reports circulating in some sections of the media about filling of grade 1 to 16 seats in the public sector.
“The austerity committee constituted by the federal government is still reviewing the matter related to filling of the posts from grade 1 to 16,” said the minister in a news statement.
According to the minister, the federal cabinet had decided to limit monetary benefits for the government employees for attending the boards meetings to Rs 1 million per year.
Earlier, a significant amount of funds were allocated for the purpose, he added.