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Complaint
regarding AKES recruitment
-letter
Recently we had a test and interview for the
vacant positions of different subjects at Aga Khan Higher
Secondary Schools in Chitral. Since my subject is English so I
would specifically talk about the test and interview of English.
We were about nine candidates short-listed for the test, out of
whom five were called for the interview, which was held on 15th
of July. I went to the AKES office at 10 O’clock whereas my
interview timing was 12:10 pm to preclude any excuse. Today the
judgment of the panel is out, but not without an extraordinary
shock to me. Upon calling the HR officer told me that there was
only one position for English and someone else has been selected
for that. Whereas on the very day of the test Mr. Zulfiqar (the
principal AKHSS Seenlasht) had told us that there were two
positions of English and one for Biology. Now the opposite has
happened i.e. two persons have been selected for the two
positions of Biology and one position of English has
disappeared. There must be something wrong somewhere.
The question which triggers my anger is what happened to one of
the two positions of English? Either some monster from heavens
above or seas beneath has swallowed it; or some AKES official’s
close relative must be awaiting his/her Master’s results. I see
no other reason.
I would, here, venture to say that none of the members of the
interview panel was Master in English and their own very
language was not upto the mark. . It was ‘a bull in a china
shop’ kind of interview panel. Ironically a person has been
selected who has got neither professional degree nor experience
at government sector; as I have both.
Another strange thing happened when the ‘cream high-ups’ of AKES
did not shortlist a B.Sc (Hons) candidate for the test of
Mathematics. I hope the officials know that B.A/B.Sc (Hons) is
equivalent to M.A/M.Sc. The credibility of AKES Chitral further
becomes questionable when after holding the test for the
position of Mathematics they cancelled it, under the pretension
that none of the candidates could perform up to their standard,
and re-advertised the vacancies. There is least doubt that the
above mentioned candidate must have approached some higher
official of AKES Pakistan.
I, here, wish to draw the attention of the high-ups of AKES
Chitral that if If your criteria of selection is
sectarian-exclusive and based on nepotism and favoritism (which
I am sure is not in the policies of AKES Pakistan) then you
should mention it in your advertisements. If experience and
professional degrees mean nothing to you then why do you mention
them in the advertisements?? If your judgment is preplanned and
predetermined then why do you make a fool of us?
I hereby request the high officials of AKES Pakistan to take
care of its branch in the nutshell multi-sectarian locality of
Chitral before it loses its image and credibility. I strongly
request the responsible officers of AKES Chitral to please
select people on pure basis of qualification and merit, and
assure fairness if you want AKES to regain its credibility. If
you cannot free yourselves from the grip of your whims and
personal interests then leave the ground to fair people. Please
do not prove blots on the fair name of AKES.
Zahoor ul Haq Danish
Booni, Chitral
24 July 2010
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