Murder of merit



THIS is with reference to a news item in various newspapers regarding merit being abolished in federal government jobs (Jan 23). This is very wrong and pathetic. Formerly 10 per cent jobs were given to the meritorious students – those who were capable enough and worked hard to get such meritorious results.

These students possess obvious two qualities, firstly they have potential to accomplish and, secondly, also to work hard. We expect good performance and better results from them in their job responsibilities too. Their good performance is in the best interest of the people. Our nation is already notorious for nepotism and sifarish culture. We should decide to kill these two attitudes which are based on murdering the rights of the capable and thus depriving the nation benefiting from good services.

It is probably good to give six per cent job quota to Balochistan, but only if suitably qualified applicants are found there. To make up the loss done by the rule of sardars, this policy does not justify ignoring the rightful rights of others. Qualified persons from Balochistan should preferably be given jobs. This is fair.

The federal government’s decision to fill all federal vacancies on 100 per cent provincial and regional quotas will hit the province of Sindh hard because a great number of educated and qualified people are found here, and Punjab is the second to bear this loss due to the totally unfair decision. Was this decision to gain the favour of Balochistan or to compensate the loss those people have faced?

MRS TANVIR KHALID
Ex-senator
Karachi
http://www.dawn.com/2007/01/30/letted.htm#4

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