In a clear violation of Supreme Court’s orders, the Punjab Finance Department is all set to give reemployment to its two grade-20 officers by creating news posts.
The working paper in this regard has been submitted with the Reemployment Board, which would give the final approval on Saturday. The top leadership of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has been criticising the federal government for considering to extend the tenure of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief by calling it against the rules, but at the same time its government in Punjab has violated all such rules.
Sources in the Finance Department told Pakistan Today that two grade-20 officers — Rab Nawaz Khan and Muhammad Zubair — would get reemployed. Rab Nawaz was working as the professional director of Local Fund Audit, while Muhammad Zubair was working as the chief inspector of Treasury. The two blue-eyed officials of Punjab government will be appointed against two specially created posts. After approval from the Reemployment Board, the government is considering to appoint Rab Nawaz as consultant for Internal Control, and Muhammad Zubair as consultant for Treasury. In both cases, the government is not following the rules, which say that the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) should appoint officers in grade-16 or above. “Both of the officials are being appointed through the Reemployment Board, which has no authority in this regard,” a senior officer of the Punjab government said, adding that the move violated rules from all aspects. “The Reemployment Board can take only those cases in which the extension is given on posts where a person was working, and if a new post is created, then the PPSC would have to be asked,” the official said. He added that if employment was given on old posts then the Reemployment Board would have had the jurisdiction, but in the current situation both cases do not fall under the writ of the board, thus any employment would
be illegal.
It is relevant to mention here that Rab Nawaz was laid off after the SC ordered removal of all contract employees. Sources said that Rab Nawaz Khan could not be reemployed in any case; as he would reach the age of 63 in December, 2012, while the rules say that a person of that age could not be reemployed. “The reemployment is for one year, and if given in March 2012, then it expires in March 2013. Rab Nawaz would reach 63 in December 2012, therefore his reemployment is against the rules,” sources said. The secretary of Punjab Services and the acting chairman of the Reemployment Board were not available
for comments despite
repeated attempts.
