Engineers hailing from Balochistan in OGDCL not to be regularised.

Byline: Fawad Yousafzai

Islamabad -- Senate Standing Committees on Petroleum was Monday told that the services of more than a dozen engineers, hailing from Balochistan, working on contract basis in OGDCL cannot be regularised without going through the process of test and interview.

Senate Standing Committees on Petroleum that met under the chairmanship of Senator Mohsin Aziz, was however told by OGDCL that the contract employees will be given some relaxation in employment criteria.

The Committee was briefed about the scheme for laying of additional transmission line approved from Kheshghi to Charsada and from Charsada to Peshawar in order to overcome the issue of low gas pressure in Charsada Tangi Sherpao and surrounding areas and extension of that line to Tangi area.

While discussing the scheme for supply of gas to village Mohra Dhamial and Dhoke Sudan Jabbar road, Tehsil Gujar Khan against job numbers 17/35/010555 according to original approved map location the Committee was told that the scheme was approved in 2018 and the pipes laid in ground will not be moved to any other are and work will soon begin.

Regarding the regularisation of services of 13 engineers belonging to Balochistan by OGDCL the committee was told that the contract employees will be give some relaxation in employment criteria but the procedure of test and interview will have to be followed.

The Committee was also told that a two day extension will be given to people who haven't applied till now for the test against regular posts to be held on 26 January.

The Committee...