Government may revisit decision to fill 129,000 posts.

Days after the federal cabinet decided to fill over 129,000 vacant posts in the public sector, the government is giving a second thought to the decision due to its huge financial implication, source told.

Both, the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of Finance are considering not implementing the decision, a source privy to these discussions revealed on Saturday.

The main reason for reviewing the decision is its financial implications on the budget and the already bloated size of the federal government.

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan did not answer when asked if the government was giving a second thought to ten-day-old decision of the federal cabinet.

This month the PM's Delivery Unit had given a presentation to the federal cabinet on status of recruitment...