ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali assured the National Assembly on Wednesday that 67 persons who were re-employed against civil posts after retirement during the military government would be relieved gradually on case-to-case basis.

The prime minister said that being in charge of the establishment division he considered this as his responsibility to answer the question. The supplementary question was raised by PPP’s Syed Naveed Qamar during the question hour session of the lower house.

Mr Jamali said his cabinet had decided in principle that those who were re-employed on contract basis after retirement against civil posts from Oct 12, 1999, and were not needed now would be relieved gradually on case-to-case basis. “I assure you that no favouritism or discrimination would be meted out to them during the course of implementing the cabinet decision,” he observed.

A list of 67 persons who were re-employed in grades 11 to 22 in different organizations were also produced before the house. Out of the list of 67 employees, 23 persons were re-employed in grade 22, seven in grade 21 and 14 in grade 20.

Replying to a different supplementary questions, the prime minister said the personnel of the armed forces were also citizens of this country and it was government’s responsibility to provide employment to every citizen and safeguard the rights of the downtrodden.

Meanwhile, the minister of state for establishment division, Mr Raza Hiraj, also informed the house that the government was formulating a policy to strictly adhere to merit in future appointments and to ensure that no deviation be made from this policy.

Deputy speaker Sardar Yaqoob, meanwhile, deferred a question piloted again by Naveed Qamar to be placed during the next session concerning the induction of armed force personnel in civil services on permanent or ad hoc basis.

The member who seemed not to be satisfied with the answer had asked to provide the list of all the appointments made, including in the NRB and NAB, saying inadequate reply was an insult to the house.

At this, the prime minister personally asked the member to move his question again so that a detailed reply could be given according to his satisfaction.

The list of officers re-employed on contract after retirement against civil posts include:

1. Mr Mohammad Zubair, Secretary, Ministry of Religious Affairs, Zakat and Ushr, BS-22, Secretariat Group,

2. Lt-Gen Nasim Rana (retired), Secretary, Defence Division, BS-22, Pakistan Army,

3. Chaudhry Mueen Afzal, Secretary General, Finance and Economic Affairs, BS-22, Secretariat Group,

4. Mr Riaz Hussain Naqvi Chairman, CBR, BS-22, CBR,

5. Lt-Gen Lehrasab Khan (retired), Secretary, Defence Division, BS-22, Pakistan Army,

6. Mr Mohammad Younis, Auditor General of Pakistan, BS-22, Secretariat Group,

7. Lt-Gen Saeed uz Zafar (retired), Secretary, Railways Division, BS-22, Secretariat Group,

9. Saiyida Mohammad Sibtain, Secretary, Federal Tax Ombudsman’s Secretariat, BS-22, Income Tax Group,

10. Mr Mohammad Pervez, DG, Civil Services Academy, Lahore, BS-22, Secretariat Group,

11. Air Marshal Zahid Anis (retired), Secretary, Defence Production Division, BS-22, Pakistan Air Force,

12. Lt-Gen Hamid Nawaz Khan (retired), Secretary, Defence Division, BS-22, Pakistan Army,

13. Mr M. Javed Masood, Secretary, Cabinet Division BS-22, Secretariat Group,

14. Mr Farhat Hussain, Secretary, Ministry of Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis, BS-22, Secretariat Group,

15. Mr Jameel Ahmad Bhutto, Secretary, Ministry of Religious, Zakat and Ushr, BS-22, Secretariat Group,

16. Mr Mohammad Yunus Khan, Chairman, National Council of Social Welfare, BS-22, Secretariat Group,

17. Mr Tariq Aziz, Secretary, National Security Council (NSC) Secretariat, BS-22, Secretariat Group,

18. Mr Riaz H. Khokhar, Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, BS-22, Pakistan Foreign Service,

19. Mr Afzal Ali Shigri, Director General, Bureau of Police (R&D), BS-22, PSP,

20. Saiyed Mohib Asad, DG, Federal Investigation Agency, Islamabad, BS-22, PSP,

21. Mr Iftikhar Rashid, Secretary, Ministry of Communications, IBD, BS-22, PSP,

22. Mr Inamul Haq, Foreign Secretary, BS-22, Foreign Service.

23. Ms Parveen Qadir Agha, Secretary, Ministry of Women Development, BS-22, Income Tax Group,

24. Mr M. Ramizul Haq, Additional Secretary, Establishment Division, BS-21, Secretariat Group,

25. Mr Mohammad Naseem Qureshi, Senior Joint Secretary, Defence Division, BS-21, Secretariat Group,

26. Maj-Gen Syed Usman Ali Shah (retired), DG, Intelligence Investigation (C&E), CBR, BS-21, Pakistan Army,

27. Mr Mohammad Anis Ahmed, Senior Joint Secretary/ FA, Finance Division (Military), Rawalpindi, BS-21, Secretariat Group,

28. Raja Khalique Ahmad Khan, Secretary/Member, Task Force on Labour Levis, BS-21, Sectt. Group, Senior J.S., M/o Labour & Manpower,

29. Mr Malik Hakam Khan, Draftsman (BS-21), Law, Justice & Human Rights Division, BS-21, Draftsman, Law Division,

30. Dr S. Akram Hussain Abidi, DG, Institute of Optronics, Defence Production Div, BS-21, DG, Institute of Optronics, DPD,

31. Brig Zamurud Khan Shahin (retired), Joint Secretary, OSD, Establishment Division, BS-20, Pakistan Army,

32. Brig M. Ilyas Khan (retired), Joint Secretary, Cabinet Division, Islamabad, BS-20, Pakistan Army,

33. Dr Hassan Aziz, Prof Dept. of Neurology, JPMC, Karachi, BS-20, Professor of Neurology, JPMC,

34. Mr Mohammad Akhtar, Solicitor, Law, Division, BS-20, Solicitor, Law Division,

35. Mr Mushtaq Ahmad Malik, Divisional Suptd, Pak Railways, BS-20, Railway Service,

36. Dr Capt Rashid Ahmad Chaudhry (retired), Prof of Gen. Surgery, JPMC, BS-20, Professor in General Surgery Dept, JPMC, Karachi,

37. Mr Mohammad Nasrul Aziz, Director (Budget/JS) Finance Div, BS-20, Director (Budget Computerisation)/JS (ex-officio), Finance Division,

38. Mr Sardar Mohammad, Director (Planning), Railway Div., BS-20, Director (Planning), Railways Division,

39. Brig Iftikhar Ahmed (retired), Chief Personnel Officer, Pak Railways, BS-20, Pak Army,

40. Dr Hassan Fatima Jaffery, Professor (Gyne) JPMC, Karachi, BS-20, Prof Dept. of Gyne, JPMC, Karachi,

41. Mr Mohammad Ramzan, Director (Win Tunnel), DESTP, BS-20, Director General, DESTO,

42. Dr Ikramullah Khan, Head of ENT Dept. FGSH, Islamabad, BS-20, Consultant Surgeon, ENT Dept. FGSH,

43. Brig Ghulam Akbar (retired), Manager Dry Ports, Pakistan Railways, BS-20, Pak Army,

44. Brig Sarfraz Khan (retired) Director General, National Training Bureau, BS-20, Pak Army.