LAHORE: On the direction of Punjab Ombudsman retired Maj. Azam Suleman Khan, eight applicants were provided jobs in various departments of provincial government under Rule 17-A of the Punjab Civil Servants (Appointment & Condition) of Service Rules, 1974.
Offering details in this regard, a spokesman of the ombudsman’s office said one Aman Khan from Lahore was recruited as a junior clerk in BPS-11 in the Metropolitan Corporation Lahore (MCL) and Muhammad Iqbal Butt from Okara was recruited as a driver in the Sahiwal office of Cooperatives Department.
Muhammad Shahadat, Abdullah, Muhammad Ahmed, and Muhammad Shahzaib from Vehari were employed as junior clerks in BpS-11 in the local municipal committee.
Alongside, the spokesman added that another applicant Muhammad Shehzad of Chak-5 WB Vehari has been recruited as a lab attendant in the office of the deputy director (colleges) Vehari.
In another instance, one Nusrat Bibi of Ahmadpur East Tehsil of Bahawalpur district has been given pending dues of Rs1.5 million of her husband who died during service.
The applicants have appreciated the proactive role of the ombudsman’s office in the redressal of their complaints, the spokesman concluded.
