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FCC issues notice over employee dismissals

Our Correspondent November 21, 2025 Less than a minute read

President Asif Ali Zardari signs the documents after administering oath to Justice Aminuddin Khan as the first chief justice of the Federal Constitutional Court at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. Photo: INP

ISLAMABAD:

The Federal Constitutional Court has issued a notice to the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government over the dismissal of employees appointed during the caretaker government.

"The recruitment of my client was carried out in full compliance with all requirements under the caretaker government," argued lawyer Khushal Khan, adding that the current K-P government dismissed these employees upon assuming power.

Justice Hasan Rizvi noted that the provincial assembly had passed the Employee Dismissal Act. The K-P Employees Removal from Service Bill, 2025, was passed in January, mandating the provincial government to dismiss certain government employees appointed during the tenure of the caretaker government in 2023.

According to the legislation, employees who had been "illegally recruited by the caretaker government" in 2023 will be dismissed from their jobs. After the approval of the bill, the relevant institutions and departments issued notifications for the dismissal of the employees.

The bill states that a six-member committee will be formed under the chairmanship of the Establishment Secretary.