The recent press conference held by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has brought to the fore an important issue – one that calls for a response from the government. It is common knowledge that in a healthy democracy (assuming we continue to be one) the opposition as well as the common man has the right to raise questions/seek clarity on issues falling within the domain of the government. These questions must not irritate the government and must be seen as an opportunity to quell the doubts and apprehensions that are raised.

From the perspective of the common man (especially the youth), the crux of the press conference spearheaded by former Parliamentarian and PDP Chief spokesperson Dr. Mehboob Beg and spokesperson Zuhaib Mir is plain and simple and can be seen from a totally apolitical point of view. 

The government has admittedly outsourced the appointments with regard to certain jobs (across departments) to one or more ‘outsourcing companies’. In pursuance with this ‘outsourcing’ thousands of people have supposedly been appointed to various positions. These posts/jobs do not seem to have been advertised at all or seem to have been ‘deliberately’ advertised in a manner that would show basic compliance to that very basic principle and yet not give the public much of a chance to even know (much less apply) about it. 

While the people are yet to see an official response from the government, there have been only a few reactions by the ruling party’s representatives across local media and social media. A mere look at these........

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