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Supreme Court of Pakistan. — Photo by AP

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the government to withdraw the appointment notification of Director General Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Waseem Ahmed along with other contract officers.

During a hearing of the Haj corruption case, the apex court directed the government to reverse the notification.

Subsequently, DG FIA contacted Interior Minister Rehman Malik.

Sources told DawnNews that DG FIA Waseem Ahmed was likely to tender his resignation.

The Supreme Court had earlier asked the government to take steps to reverse re-appointments on contract at the senior level in police and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).

“Favouritism should end and, instead, deserving and talented officers be given a chance,” Chief Justice Iftikhar observed during a previous hearing, adding that appointments on merit were always in the interest of a government because good officers would take effective measures to improve law and order.

The government had earlier submitted a list of nine senior officers re-appointed on contract — Sindh police chief Sultan Salahuddin Khattak, FIA Director General Waseem Ahmed, Sindh Intelligence Bureau (IB) Joint Director General Tariq Jamil, Sindh Traffic Deputy Inspector General Khurram Gulzar, Training DIG Nadir Hussain Khoso, IB Deputy Director General Asghar Mahmood, Larkana DIG Din Mohammad Baloch, Gilgit-Baltistan Headquarters DIG Lt-Col (retd) Farman Ali and Railway Police Additional IG Mian Akhtar Hayat.

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