Merit Violation and Illegal Appointments in KPK Sports Directorate: The Future of Young Athletes at Stake

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Sports Directorate is seriously accused of merit violations and illegal appointments on the pretext of additional charges. The hapless handling of administrative affairs and politically motivated decisions are jeopardizing the future of young athletes.

KPK Sports Directorate has emerged as a center of anomalies where people with no sports background whatsoever are being posted on senior positions. In a mind-boggling instance, an officer who was listed as dead on official documents was posted to the Directorate. Furthermore, deputed officers with no sports management experience are being given preference, bringing the Directorate to the verge of breakdown. The absence of transparency and merit-based recruitment is causing serious concern among sports experts.

The habit of awarding extra charge to influential persons without adhering to the set legal processes has gone haywire. Numerous officers who are not qualified and skilled enough have been entrusted with key positions, most of the time with lucrative allowances. These illegal appointments under acting statuses not only disrupted the hiring process for permanent statuses but also escalated unemployment rates among talented youth.

Mismanagement in the Sports Directorate has reached an alarming proportion, with no proper documentation of transport vehicles or fuel consumption. Some officers are said to have given official cars to their favorite people without any papers or explanation. Lack of transport and fuel records reflects serious administration failures, both in the Sports Directorate and its supported projects.

Ensure total merit and transparency in all appointments in the Sports Directorate.

Instantly cancel illegal appointments made on additional charge.

Speed up the recruitment process of permanent posts to give opportunities to deserving officers.

Create a committee to monitor deputation appointments to prevent abuse of authority.

Institute strict accountability procedures to check irregularities and corruption.

Provide reasonable representation to officers belonging to less developed districts like Torghar, Kohistan, Malakand, and Upper Dir.

Enforce the two-year rule of transfer to prevent politically motivated transfers.

Carry out a complete assets audit of officials held prior to and post-joining the Sports Directorate.

Youth sportspersons and sports enthusiasts have registered their strong concern at the prevalent mismanagement and merit violation. Unless correctives are immediately undertaken, the future of millions of promising sportspersons will be left under a cloud, and public confidence in the institution will further decline.

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