Missed promotion.

RECENTLY, my mother from Kinnaird College of Women, Lahore, was denied promotion to BPS-20 grade as her retirement date preceded the date of provincial selection board meeting, which was due to be held months ago.

She presented her complete data and records long before the deadline, and we did alert the former chairman of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) about the matter. He promised to make things happen swiftly, but nothing happened. As things took shape, a number of officers were...