Video of over 30,000 test takers seeking recruitment in the Islamabad police has sparked concerns about high levels of unemployment in Pakistan.
According to the details by the Islamabad police, the recruitment of constables was aimed to fill the vacancies that fell vacant during the last five years which were 1,667. There were foolproof security arrangements for all the stages of the test.
IG Islamabad Akbar Nasir Khan commended police officers for making excellent arrangements for the recruitment exercise. He also thanked the candidates for showing discipline during their tests. CPO Headquarters, CPO Security, CPO Safe City, CPO Training and Law & Order, and CPO Operations played key roles to arrange the huge exercise.
اسلام آباد کیپیٹل پولیس میں پاکستان کا سب سے بڑا کنسٹیبلان کی بھرتی کا عمل جاری ہے۔
آج پاکستان بھر سے 30000 سے زائد مرد و خواتین امیدوار تحریری امتحان میں حصہ لے رہے ہیں۔1667 خالی آسامیوں پر بھرتی کی جارہی ہے۔ یہ بھرتی گزشتہ پانچ سالوں سے نفری کی کمی کو پورا کرے گا۔
⬇️ pic.twitter.com/7bKG2v9NTZ— Islamabad Police (@ICT_Police) December 31, 2022
On the other hand, the video shared by the Islamabad police is going viral on social media and raised concern about the high levels of unemployment within Pakistan.
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“This is not a football or cricket match but the unemployed youth of our country who have come to Islamabad to give an interview for the police,” former Chief Minister of Balochistan Jam Kamal Khan said.
یہ کوئی فٹبال یا کرکٹ میچ نہیں بلکہ ہمارے ملک کے بے روزگار نوجوان ہیں جو کہ اسلام آباد میں پولیس کےلئے انٹرویو دینے آیے ہیں pic.twitter.com/qetiUkxq7j
— Jam Kamal Khan (@jam_kamal) December 31, 2022
“This isn’t a cricket or football match, but jobless youth (in thousands) waiting for the Islamabad Police interview at sports complex Islamabad. A moment of shame for the Pakistani government,” journalist Rahim Nasar said.
https://twitter.com/RahimNasari/status/1609128568486772737
“There is a state of unemployment in the country that all these people have gathered to get recruited for some posts of Islamabad Police. The poor condition of the country’s economy under the PDM government can be estimated from this picture,” journalist Iqrar ul Hassan Syed also said.
ملک میں بے روزگاری کا یہ عالم ہے کہ یہ سب لوگ اسلام آباد پولیس کی چند آسامیوں پر بھرتی ہونے کے لئے اکھٹے ہوئے ہیں۔۔۔ پی ڈی ایم حکومت کے زیر انتظام ملکی معیشت کی زبوں حالی کا اندازہ اس تصویر سے لگایا جا سکتا ہے۔ pic.twitter.com/XEkHw8Hua8
— Iqrar ul Hassan Syed (@iqrarulhassan) December 31, 2022
The major victims of the economic recession in 2022 were the textile industry and its allied sectors; agriculture, import material-based industries, and automobiles. All of this has led to a fear of major unemployment in the country. Businessmen termed 2022 the worst-performing year for Pakistan’s economy.
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