MEPCO staff taken hostage by power thieves at Munro

DERA GHAZI KHAN: Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) personnel have been taken hostage by area-residents for disconnecting illegal electricity connections.

According to the political administration at Fort Munro, area-residents enraged over the removal of ‘kundas’ (illegal connections) by MEPCO staff, have taken them hostage. The hostages include 17 members including one SDO. The MEPCO team was conducting a drive against electricity theft.

Source further add that the border military force has been called on, for securing the release of the MEPCO team.

PM lifts ban on hiring temporary staff in govt depts

 

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday allowed government departments to hire contingent staff (on daily wages and with temporary status) as per genuine requirements.
In this regard, the prime minister further directed heads of government departments to strictly follow applicable rules and regulations and conduct the process in a transparent manner based on merit. This decision was made to further improve the day-to-day functioning of government departments and to ensure service delivery to the citizens.

Moreover, the prime minister has given approval to hiring of independent members of the Planning Commission of Pakistan.

They include Yahya Mehmood Khwaja as member ICT & IT, Malik Ahmad Khan as member Infrastructure, Naeem-u-Zaffar as member Social Sector, Faheem-ul-Islam as member Private Sector Development and Syed Tahir Hijazi as member Governance.

The premier has also approved the appointment of Shahid Ghaffar as Managing Director of the National Investment Trust and Tahira Raza as President of the First Women Bank.