IN 2017, the Federal Board of Revenue advertised vacancies in its various offices.

Screening tests for the said positions were conducted by the Open Testing Service, results were declared within a week, and the merit list was displayed on the PTS website.

Thousands of unemployed candidates had appeared for the test in the hope that the process would be swift, and positions would be filled on merit.

However, two years have passed but no offer letters have been dispatched to the successful candidates for these positions despite clear instructions from Pakistan Citizen Portal for filling vacant positions up to April 15.

I request the FBR chairman to direct the authorities concerned to finalise the recruitment process so that the grievance of unemployed youth can be addressed immediately.

Disheartened candidate

Karachi

Published in Dawn, April 22nd, 2019