The National Assembly Standing Committee on States and Frontier Region (SAFRON) Friday expressed concern over the recruitment of non-local employees in the Gomal Zam Dam project by WAPDA and Irrigation Departments.
The Committee also expressed its concern on shifting of R. E. Gomal Zam Dam office about 170 KM far from the Dam site. The Committee founded a Sub-Committee under the convenorship of Gul Dad Khan, MNA with the directives to examine the issue of non-provision of jobs to local people and related matters with the Gomal Zam Dam.
The Committee directed the Sub Committee to visit the Dam site, witness the recruitment figures provided by WAPDA and submit its report to the Standing Committee within 30 days.
The Committee discussed in details the issues of Admission and Scholarships for the students from Erstwhile FATA in Medical and Dental Colleges.
The committee observed the absence of the President Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) during last three meetings. The Committee expressed dissatisfaction on National Medical and Dental College Admission Test.
