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ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (APP): The newly appointed 18 Community
Welfare Attaches (CWAs) in different Pakistan’ Missions
abroad would work to address the grievances of Overseas Pakistani
workers effectively.
An official of Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and
Human Resource Development told APP that selection of CWAs was made
purely on merit after conducting proper test and interview.
Among the CWAs, Altamash Janjua would be joining his services
in Kaula Lampur (Malaysia), Fizzah Niazi in Manchester (UK),
Muhammad Hanif Channa in New York (US), Syed Haider Iqbal Naqvi in
Athens (Greece), Najeeb Ullah Khan in Jeddah-I (Saudi Arabia), Umar
Abbas in Barcelona (Spain), Rizwan Salabat in Milan (Italy) and
Saulat Saqib in Dubai.
Muhammad Shafiq Haider will serve in Seoul (South Korea),
Basit Maqsood Abbasi in Jeddah-II (Saudi Arabia), Abdul Shakoor
Shaikh in Riyadh-I (Saudi Arabia), Mahmood Latif in Riyadh-II (Saudi
Arabia), Asma Ali Awan in Dubai-II (UAE), Fareeha Khan in Abu Dhabi
(UAE), Hafiz Junaid Amir Sial in Doha (Qatar), Sayedah Ramallah Ali
in Muscat (Oman), Muhammad Umar Jawaid in Kuwait and Waqas Ahmed in
Baghdad (Iraq).
Besides these 18 CWAs, Maqsood Qadir Shah has already been
serving in Bahrain and his tenure will be expired in April 2017.
The official revealed that each Community Welfare Attache
(CWA) possesses the required experience and training.
The written test for the post of CWAs was outsourced for
transparency in appointments of the said attaches.
The official said the services of Lahore University of
Management Sciences (LUMS) were hired for conducting the written
test in a transparent manner.
Those candidates who acquired 60% marks in written test
were called for interview before a Committee headed by the Federal
Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development and
comprising of Secretary Establishment Division, Secretary Foreign
Affairs, Secretary, Overseas Pakistanis and HRD and Additional
Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office.
As many as 18 qualified CWAs were allocated stations on the
policy of merit-cum-choice, the official added.