A separate report was sought by the court on whether the postings in PSO were made on the basis of merit. The court maintained that ‘favoured’ persons were posted in PSO and received hefty salaries while the country was looted of its wealth. He said that the GM of PSO received Rs1.4m, the GM for HR received Rs1.3m and the GM for fuel received Rs1.3m. The SC expressed displeasure at the hiring of a private lawyer for the former MD of PSO. Subsequently, the court ordered the anti-corruption watchdog to conduct an independent and neutral inquiry regarding the appointments in the PSO and transparency in LNG contracts.

Source: Pakistan Today September 28, 2018 06:56 UTC