ISLAMABAD: Contrary to the much-touted claim of creating 10 million new jobs, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is set to abolish hundreds of posts in BPS 1-16 lying vacant for almost over a year. As per details, all ministries/divisions will abolish posts in BPS-1 to 16 that have remained vacant for more than one year. On August 5, Dr Ishrat Hussain gave a presentation to the federal cabinet on the restructuring of the federal government. One of Dr. Ishrat-led task force’s recommendations was to abolish 71,000 posts lying vacant for over a year in various federal government departments. However, it is now all set to abolish hundreds of posts in various ministries and departments working under the federal government.

Source: Pakistan Today April 08, 2021 06:53 UTC