S.P.S.C. SUSPENSION: Since June, the Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) has been under suspension after a Sindh High Court directive which also shut down its website and the entire recruitment process. A lot of candidates, who are about to cross the age of eligibility, have been left disappointed and disheartened as they have to plan a whole new career path now. The SHC may kindly expedite the proceedings related to the SPSC.

Junaid Jessar
Larkana

CONSPIRACY CASE: In my letter ‘A tale of two obituaries’ (Oct 11) about the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case, there was a factual mistake with regard to the number of military officers arrested and tried. In A History of Pakistan Army, Australian author Brian Cloughley puts their number at 11. Also, I forgot to mention Mr Hassan Abidi, who was among the journalists who were arrested.

A journalist
Karachi

ABSENCE OF PUNCTUALITY: Every time I visit a government office in the morning, I hardly find any officer present. Reporting an hour or two late is common in almost every government department. It is quite clear that the employees do not realise the importance of punctuality at workplace or they do not care about such things. The government should take necessary action in this regard.

Dawood Khan
Pishin

Flawed test: Almost everyone is affected by rampant joblessness. The junior elementary school teacher (JEST) vacancies came as a ray of hope for the unemployed in Sindh. However, only a handful of the candidates qualified. It was not because the candidates were incompetent, but because of the incomprehensibly harsh pattern of the test. Candidates were considered failed if they achieved less than 45 per cent marks in any single subject even if they were among the highest-scoring candidates in other subjects. Owing to this rule, many did not qualify the test. The authorities concerned should reconsider the rule.

Yasir Ali
Shikarpur

Published in Dawn, October 15th, 2021