Special civil service exam provides a golden opportunity for Christian students in underdeveloped areas

For the first time in history, the most coveted tests in Pakistan to get elite jobs are being conducted twice this year — and the Catholic Church is gearing up for gains.

Prime Minister Imran Khan last month approved special Central Superior Services (CSS) exams to fill 188 vacancies in federal services carried over from the last few years. The annual exam is conducted in February to recruit bureaucrats to posts up to Grade 17.

The Federal Commission Public Service conducts the exam for services including commerce and trade, customs and excise, district management, foreign affairs, income tax, public information, military lands, office management, audit and accounts, police service, postal service and the railways.

Shahzad Arbab, special assistant to the premier at the Establishment Division, announced that a special CSS exam will be arranged in November or December. "We truly believe in giving equal opportunities to federating units and 39 seats for Punjab minorities," he wrote on Twitter.

The special exam will be conducted under the same rules and procedures to fill the leftover posts from the quota system for students from underdeveloped regions. In 2009, the national government reserved a 5 percent job quota for minorities. However, human rights organizations claimed that most people from religious minorities were doing menial jobs.

Submitted June 17, 2020 at 12:42PM by MidhunTranz https://ift.tt/2YMkCjE