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ISLAMABAD, Jul 29 (APP): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a post-arrest bail petition of Chairman Pakistan Agriculture and Research Council (PARC) Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Ali and Director Establishment Muhammad Akhlaq Malik in illegal recruitment case.
Lawyers Jan Muhammad and Noman Paracha appeared on behalf of the petitioner, Assistant Attorney General Shaista Tabassum on behalf of the federation, while the lawyer and legal advisor of the complainant, the Federal Ministry of National Food Security also in attendance.
The petitioner’s lawyer said that a regular advertisement for recruitments in PARC was given, the chairman of the council had the authority to increase or decrease the posts of the recruitments. According to the law, it is an authority and cannot be called corruption or corrupt practice. The 19 accused are named in the case and 17 are on interim bail, only two are arrested.
The FIA investigator told the court that the chairman has the authority to increase the posts but he had to give an advertisement. They said that the Ministry of Food Security has filed a complaint. They alleged that nepotism was used in recruitments, someone’s daughter and someone’s niece were recruited. The recruits themselves are giving statements that the entire process was based on malice.
Justice Muhammad Asif said that the Chairman of the Council was given the Star of Distinction, now a case has been registered against him. The investigation officer said that if he has received the star of distinction, it does not mean that he can do whatever he wants. A gentleman also interviewed his daughter himself and got recruited, a person’s son and daughter-in-law were also recruited, these are the people who are recognized.
The petitioner’s lawyer said that the problem they have with the recruitments is that their people were not recruited. Justice Muhammad Asif inquired how many relatives have been recruited?, the lawyer of the Ministry of Food Security said that 72 servants and relatives from Sahiwal and Sargodha were recruited, there is a statement of one person Shahbaz that he gave Rs 25 lakh to the chairman to get the job. The Chairman PARC has considered the institution as his fiefdom. After the arguments were completed, the court reserved its decision on the post-arrest bail applications.