Sindh govt lifts ban to recruit cops
Besides the civilians, around 2,000 retired army personnel will also be inducted, home department official.
Springing into action: 2,500 policemen will be appointed in Karachi while the rest are being given jobs in rural areas. PHOTO: APP
KARACHI:
The Sindh government has lifted the ban on recruitments in the police department on Monday and has decided to appoint 10,000 policemen in the first phase.
The decision was taken on the directives issued by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during the law and order meeting held at Governor House on March 14. The notification issued by the home department said that the cops will be inducted in various districts but it has yet to be clarified whether or not the test and interviews will be conducted in army centres, as ordered by the prime minister to ensure transparency in the process.
“Except for the police, there is still a ban on the appointments in other departments,” the additional secretary of the home department clarified. “We have no idea where the examination centres will be setup.”
According to the officials, 2,500 cops will be appointed in Karachi while the rest will be given jobs in rural areas. “Besides the civilians, around 2,000 retired army personnel will also be inducted,” said the officials at the home department.
On the other hand, the chief minister has called reports from various department seeking vacant positions. Sources said that around 40,000 positions are lying vacant in all provincial departments. “The chief minister has given orders to re-design the rules of procedure for the appointment,” said an official. “After that, the vacant posts will be announced in all departments.”
The department committees normally appoint people until grade-14 but now provincial government was considering making a centralised body for this process in order to make the recruitment process more transparent.
“Hundreds of fake employees have been appointed in town municipal committees and the local government department, therefore, the government wants to make a centralised body,” said information and local government minister Sharjeel Memon.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 18th, 2014.
The Sindh government has lifted the ban on recruitments in the police department on Monday and has decided to appoint 10,000 policemen in the first phase.
The decision was taken on the directives issued by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during the law and order meeting held at Governor House on March 14. The notification issued by the home department said that the cops will be inducted in various districts but it has yet to be clarified whether or not the test and interviews will be conducted in army centres, as ordered by the prime minister to ensure transparency in the process.
“Except for the police, there is still a ban on the appointments in other departments,” the additional secretary of the home department clarified. “We have no idea where the examination centres will be setup.”
According to the officials, 2,500 cops will be appointed in Karachi while the rest will be given jobs in rural areas. “Besides the civilians, around 2,000 retired army personnel will also be inducted,” said the officials at the home department.
On the other hand, the chief minister has called reports from various department seeking vacant positions. Sources said that around 40,000 positions are lying vacant in all provincial departments. “The chief minister has given orders to re-design the rules of procedure for the appointment,” said an official. “After that, the vacant posts will be announced in all departments.”
The department committees normally appoint people until grade-14 but now provincial government was considering making a centralised body for this process in order to make the recruitment process more transparent.
“Hundreds of fake employees have been appointed in town municipal committees and the local government department, therefore, the government wants to make a centralised body,” said information and local government minister Sharjeel Memon.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 18th, 2014.