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Gepco Illegal recruitment: Court indicts ex-PM Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, 8 others

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ISLAMABAD: An accountability court has indicted former Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf in the case of fake recruitment in the Gujranwala Electric Power Company (Gepco).

Ashraf and other defendants in the case have been accused of hiring 437 employees in the power generation company by ignoring merit for the posts.

The court has also summoned witnesses to record their statements in the case.

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had filed a reference against the former premier for misusing authority and violating the rules.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.