32 candidates get appointment letters on Ombudsman's orders.

LAHORE -- In compliance with the orders of Ombudsman Punjab Maj (retd) Azam Suleman Khan, the District Education Authority Bhakkar issued appointment letters to 32 eligible candidates under Rule 17-A of the Punjab Civil Servants (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1974.

In a statement issued on Sunday, a spokesman said that an applicant, Muhammad Qaiser Zia, had moved the Ombudsman office for his appointment as a junior clerk, along with 31 other candidates. The District Education Authority Bhakkar had conducted test of 51 applicants, and cleared 32 for appointment on merit on the basis of their typing and other skills. However, issuance of letters was delayed for certain reasons.

Now, on the orders of the Ombudsman's office, appointment letters have been issued to all 32 selected candidates.

In a separate development, the intervention of the...