A recently published age of 16 -year -old police inspectors in Sindh has exposed serious irregularities in the recruitment process, including the appointment of officers below the minimum legal age of 18.
The findings have put new doubts about the transparency of hiring within the Sindh Police, with some officers included in ages up to 16 years.
According to the rules of “public officials (appointment, promotion and transfer) of Pakistan, 1973”, the minimum age for public service is 18 years.
However, according to the list issued by the Inspector General of the Sindh Police, Ghulam Nabi Memon, several service officers were recruited long before complying with this legal age.
According to the reports, an officer, Mehboob Ali Mithani, was hired at age 16, 10 months and 11 days. Another, Babar Ali Sheikh, joined only 16 years and 3 months. Other names, including Imtiaz Ali Thebo, Zahoor Ahmed Lashari and Shah Jehan Lashari, also appeared on the list with ages under 17 at the time of hiring.
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Meanwhile, the same department recently declared three applicants not eligible for recruitment only for exceeding the higher age limit in a few days or months.
Among them, Shehzad Khan lost eligibility for five days, Farhan Ali Ahmed for three months and 12 days, and Noor Muhammad for only one month.
Inconsistency has caused criticism about a clear double standard to enforce age regulations. While some were disqualified for a minor excess, others with significant age deficit were recruited and then promoted to high -level rows.
The list also includes officers who barely complied with the age threshold, such as Mumtaz Rahoo (18 years, 2 days) and Qamaruzzaman (18 years, 6 days). Observers say that if past recruits are properly analyzed, the list of violations would include hundreds instead of dozens of names.
Questions have also been raised about the recruitment joints and the appointment committees involved in the approval of such cases. If these irregularities come from documentation errors, critics say, those responsible must be responsible.
Express news Previously he informed similar problems in a separate seniority list of 500 deputy superintendents of the Police (DSP), revealing discrepancies in age, dates of dates and alleged promotions outside their turn.
Many of these people are now in powerful positions, enjoying wages, government vehicles and other benefits, despite questionable eligibility at the time of their appointment.
