... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
today revealed that many grade 20 public officers were not promoted because of doubts on their integrity.
"In grade 20 - 21 promotions, you should be able to see their integrity, and look at their past and their career," he said, addressing the National Assembly on Tuesday, and added that many of those being considered for promotions were dropped because their integrity was questionable.
The premier ruled out the possibility of provincialism and favouritism during promotions of grade 20 government officials.
"We are not making this matter controversial, we don't want to bring provincialism into it," he said, adding that many officials from various provinces were considered and dropped.
He denied being asked by the Federal Public Service Commission about who should be promoted, saying he did not know the chairman of the commission, who had been appointed during the previous government's term.
The prime minister stated that recruitment in Punjab
1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard
2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers
3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots....
and Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
has been conducted on the basis of merit.
"We have adopted a principled approach to this matter and are sticking to it because we want to be fair to the Pak people. It is unfair to recruit 'third class' people on the basis of 'sifarish', while someone who is deserving is deprived," he said.