Former interior minister Rehman Malik and two other former officials of the ministry may land into hot waters for violating the laws by hiring 147 persons during their tenure, without due procedure—advertisements and interviews. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) probe, if initiated, can stir trouble for the former minister. Rehman Malik served as interior minister from 2008-2013, recommended the hiring of 64 of these persons. The Ministry of Interior on Saturday replied to MQM-P’s Iqbal Muhammad Ali Khan enquiry regarding the number of employees hired for the Machine Readable Passport and Machine Readable Visa Project. The documents suggest a nexus of the three individuals – Malik, Akbar and Shah – in making illegal appointments.

Source: Pakistan Today December 09, 2017 17:48 UTC