More than 15,421 men have applied for 265 police constable’s posts in the district, 24 hours before the deadline to submit applications The Express Tribune has learnt.
Hundreds of applicants waited outside the Police Lines on Saturday, waiting to submit their applications.
While the qualification required for the job is matriculation, the applicants for the position include many having master’s in history, political science, commerce and business administration. Many applicants are bachelors in computer science, The Express Tribune has learnt.
Muhammad Sharif, who has a masters in commerce, said, “I completed my master’s nine years ago and have been trying since to get a job in line with my education.” He said he had a family to feed so he worked as an accountant for a yarn dealer who paid him a Rs5,000 a month retainer and Rs200 for each working day.
Muhammad Haroon, who has a master’s degree in Urdu, said, “It is a pity that graduates in arts are ignored and graduates in science preferred everywhere.”
He said that he had wanted to join the education department, but because he had a master’s degree in arts, he could not.
“I am now applying for a police constable’s job because I know my degree won’t get me anywhere,” he said.
Standing in long queues under the scorching sun, the candidates, over qualified for the position, waited patiently for their turn to submit the applications. Operations senior superintendent of police Gohar Naseem earlier suspended two constables, Zaheer Ahmad and Rohail, for letting their relatives submit their applications out of turn.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 19th, 2013.
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This shows how much unemployment we have in the country.
Those who will be getting jobs will only get jobs after greasing the palms of the appointing authority in the Police Department, no matter if they have to sell the gold ornaments of their mothers or sister which has been purchased for Dowery.
Money speaks louder than merit.
In all corrupt departments including the Police, the only worth of "Quaid-e-Azam" is on currency notes on which Quai-e-Azam's picture is printed.
Now just think, when the applicants will get jobs after huge amount of bribe, how much money they will make by taking bribes, first to recover the initial investment and the for making profits.