In the latest development, the Office of the Ombudsman Punjab successfully interceded on public complaints to ensure that provincial government departments provide permanent jobs to 18 applicants of different districts under Rule 17-A of the Punjab Civil Servants (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1974.
While giving details, the spokesman for the Office of the Ombudsman Punjab reported on Sunday that Talha Tariq had been appointed as a junior clerk in Attock, Muhammad Ilyas of TT Singh as a gardener and Omar Daraz of Jhang as a watchman. Additionally, Amina Bibi from Vehari had been recruited as bulawi, Abrara Sadia and Chaand Hamza Goraya had been posted as naib qasid in Faisalabad and DG Khan respectively by the education department after the involvement of the ombudsman office.
Furthermore, the health department recruited Muhammad Waqas Bashir of Jaranwala as a ward boy, Rawalpindis Sultan Muhammad as a sentry patrol and Muhammad Hamad Ali of TT Singh as a junior clerk in BPS-11. Similarly, the Superintending Engineer of the Lower Chenab Canal East Circle Sheikhupura provided Asif Ali with the position of a junior clerk after the ombudsman office interceded to protect the legal right of the applicant, the spokesman added.
The spokesman further stated that the office of deputy commissioner Bhakkar recruited Safdar Abbas and Muhammad Shakil as junior clerks in grade 11 with the revenue department. In addition, Tauqeer Ahmad from Vehari had been employed as a constable in grade-7 by the police department and Muhammad Sajid from Multan had been selected as a naib qasid by the irrigation department, the spokesman said. In a related development, Noor Fatima had been appointed as a sanitary worker by the market committee Jahanian, Saulat Hasan as a baildar by the district council Faisalabad, Fida Hussain as a watchman by the tehsil council Sahiwal and Hamza Rasheed as a naib qasid by the municipal committee Jhelum, all in accordance with the provisions of Rule 17-A.
The applicants thanked the Office of the Ombudsman for safeguarding their legal rights.
