K-P government to dismiss 6,000 employees hired during caretaker set up

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has announced its decision to dismiss thousands of employees hired during the tenure of the previous caretaker government, citing unconstitutional recruitment.

Provincial Minister for Law, Aftab Alam Afridi, said in a statement, "The caretaker government acted unlawfully by engaging in unconstitutional practices. According to both the Constitution and the Election Act, the caretaker government is not authorised to make new recruitments."

Aftab Alam Afridi added that legislation is being prepared to remove all employees hired during the caretaker period.

"Different departments concealed the actual number of hires by providing false figures," he stated.

Initially, bureaucracy reported 1,800 employees, but under pressure, revealed the actual number to be close to 6,000.

The provincial government has collected recruitment data from various departments, revealing that most of the appointments were made in the health, education, IT, and irrigation sectors.

Some recruits even submitted NOCs from DGs, while others had no official documentation at all. Confirming the data, Provincial Law Minister Aftab Alam stated that unnecessary and illegal appointments were made during the caretaker period.

He further mentioned that the issue had already been discussed in the provincial assembly and cabinet. Once the details from all departments are received, a summary will be sent to the chief minister for approval.\