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Engineer-turned-Journalist-turned-Civil Servant (47th CTP)

Islamabad, Pakistan
Joined June 2010
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Haider Ali
2 years
A boring Monday at Office is better than unemployed Monday at home. Be grateful.
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Islamabad has more Quetta hotels than Quetta itself.
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Microsoft, Facebook's CEO are in India for a wedding and we are struggling in Pakistan to find the best VPN for Twitter.
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4 years
Alhamdulillah, posted as friend of Assistant Commissioner (UT)...
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2 years
Meezan bank deemed Netflix Haram and blocked subscription payments but it looted billions in the name of foreign exchange earning through manipulation. Classic example of Holy $hit.
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10 months
Don’t call me Lordship, just treat me and my family like a Lordship.
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10 months
🚨🚨 #BREAKING : 4 days after taking oath of CJP #JusticeQaziFaezIsa , under his lordship #SupremeCourt directed aviation authorities to exempt spouses (wife) of serving judges and Chief Justice of #Pakistan from body search at all airports. Exemption granted!
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1 year
64 official phone calls in one day, 4.8 KM on foot and you guys say civil servants don’t work at all.
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2 years
Aspiring CSPs with inferiority complex become CSPs with superiority Complex....
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3 years
CSS aspirants are better at English vocabulary than CSS officers.
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4 years
There was a time when we could not chew gum during a class. Today, I had a ghee-laden paratha with tea during the online class. The revenge of history is so brutal.
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3 years
Those who said 'We will serve the nation' at the time of CSS interview will now charge aspirants heavily in the name of screening test; Interesting.
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4 years
Never perform a domestic task with perfection . It would become part of your Job Description. Yours truly is changing water dispenser bottles for the past 10 years.
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Haider Ali
4 years
Civil servants refer to their batch (common) as family. Then Marry from within their family. Although they hate cousin marriages. What is this behaviour pooja?
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3 years
The life of civil servants is not as glamerous as they themselves portray on social media. Please take note.
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3 years
Instead of schooling CSS aspirants to take it ‘as another job’, Civil servants should themselves take their job ‘as another job’. Stop Glorifying Civil Service.
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4 years
Just to remind CSS aspirants: ‘You don’t need to be Shashi Tharoor. If your English proficiency lies somewhere between that of Meera and Mahira, you can ace the exam’.
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4 years
Sure, @chetan_bhagat ! It’s clear you are not sesquipedalian nor given to rodomontade. Your ideas are unembellished with tortuous convolutions & expressed without ostentation. I appreciate the limpid perspicacity of today’s column.
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5 years
To help aspirants select subjects and books for CSS, I penned an article, detailing at length about the Competitive Exam. If you are confused about appearing for 2019, DO APPEAR, you got more time and GENIUS than me. (I started prep after 10th October)
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4 years
Dear 48th Common, When you are barred totally from taking mobile phone inside classes. Don’t blame the administration, blame 47th CTP. Regards
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2 years
A neighbour died in the morning. Tents erected at 9, funeral at 2 and burial at 3 PM. By 5 PM, the event concluded and everything was over. The guests and tents were gone too. That's life, with its biggest event wrapped up in less than 12 hours.
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3 years
So, the alternate Gender pattern regarding CSS toppers stays. No allegations but its interesting to see. Toppers: CSS 2020: Female CSS 2019: Male CSS 2018: Female CSS 2017: Male CSS 2016: Female CSS 2015: Male CSS 2014: Female CSS 2013: Male
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4 years
Engineering ki to market ma saturation Journalist bany to industry ma layoffs, censorship CSS kia to early retirement, pension ka khatma Sakoon waqai Qabar ma ha......(Woh b Aimal achay huay to)
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3 years
To all those supporting public humiliation of AC Sialkot Remember, today its an AC, tomorrow it can be you چراغ سب کے بجھیں گے ہوا کسی کی نہی
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4 years
Candidates select PAS. but OMG selects Candidates. That's the difference, I said it....
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4 years
Don’t romanticise dropouts Not all of them earn millions Yours truly is a NUST dropout and doesn’t have a personal Netflix subscription
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3 years
CSS mentors who claim to ‘know it all about FPSC’ have no idea about even the tentative date for CSS 2021 result. But on the day of result, they will flex their ‘well placed connections’ at FPSC to reveal the result an hour before official announcement. Tsk, Tsk.
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3 years
Diplomats being grilled for not bringing in investments. Meanwhile, officers from Commerce and Trade Group:
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3 years
Is it only me or do you think COAS Gen Bajwa got a doppelganger here. #PedalForAGreenPakistan
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Haider Ali
4 years
Please don't celebrate your success on social media. Don't put people in some sort of comparison mode. Those who couldn't make it, get depressed. Do enjoy the moments, but in private; Humility has its own worth. #CSS2019
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4 years
DC isn’t the ‘Owner of the city’. Period!
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3 years
A Civil Service joke from “Goron K Dais Sy” by Arif Anis Malik sb.
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3 years
If you have to fall for someone, fall for grace. Looks are temporary.
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3 years
Its not about GIKI or NUST. Its about what to do with Electrical Engineering degree irrespective of the institute. The market is too saturated for engineers.
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4 years
مالکان کے شرمناک روئیے کی وجہ سے اب کے بعد کینولی نہیں جائوں گا آج سے پہلے مہنگائی کی وجہ سے نہیں جا سکا تھا۔ #BoycottCannoli
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Haider Ali
3 years
The tragedy is that the seniors of AC Sonia Sadaf won’t take a stand, though juniors like us truly support her.
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Haider Ali
4 years
Interesting that there's a visible alternate Gender pattern regarding CSS toppers. Not sure whether it is intentional by FPSC or accidental but its there lately Toppers: CSS 2019: Male CSS 2018: Female CSS 2017: Male CSS 2016: Female CSS 2015: Male CSS 2014: Female CSS 2013: Male
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3 years
Even Asif Ali refused a single; change your status ASAP.
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3 years
Two hours into this Space on civil service and wasn’t given the Mic 🎤 And you talk about privileges of civil servants.
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3 years
Ulemas would describe the physiology of HOORS to every extent possible But they have a problem with a static picture in biology books.
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2 years
Sheikh Umar Farooq, a young OMG officer laid to rest. Undoubtedly one of the most caring officer who left a legacy for juniors to follow. How hard is to digest the death of a young soul. May Allah ease the pain of family and bless the soul.
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4 years
Although there was no need of adding BROKE.
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4 years
If someone hasn’t picked up your call Wait for them to call back but don’t attend. They should also hear: CORONAVIRUS ABHI KAM HUA HA KHATAM NAHI HUA
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3 years
She fell in love with an army officer but he turned out to be a property dealer.
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She fell in love with a journalist but he kept Breaking
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4 years
The biggest problem with pious people is that they consider others sinners.
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3 years
Makhdoom Shahab ud Din is like a paid internship for Zaid Hamid.
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4 years
I love reading. I mean no other activity can put you to sleep in less than 5 mins.
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4 years
The biggest disadvantage of living in capital is that you regret lack of capital.
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3 years
When you visit someone’s place , do try to eat whatever is served. Your avoidance to eat(even if you are full or don’t like the food) puts the host in thinking mode to arrange something else for you . Avoid the NAKHRAS and be a good guest.
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4 years
Why people are portraying Khalid Sherdil sb as brilliant PAS officer only Going by his credentials, he seems to be an amazing human being and his departure is a loss for humanity & Pakistan. We shouldn’t downsize him to PAS officer, simply for asserting superiority of the group.
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3 years
Don’t bitch about your ex. It was once your choice. Respect your choice even if it was wrong.
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3 years
If you are trying to defend the murderer by a slightest amount, you are PART of the problem. STOP VICTIM BLAMING. #JusticeForNoor
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3 years
Anyone from State Bank of Pakistan? Need some money.
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4 years
If you live in a high rise, better go out and see if someone is stuck in elevators or not ; mobile phone also loses connectivity sometimes. #blackout
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Haider Ali
4 years
You don’t need to join any service for public service. Abdul Sattar Edhi was the biggest humanitarian and he didn’t join civil service. BEEP
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Haider Ali
4 years
The best thing one should do after the exams are over is NOT TO DISCUSS QUESTION PAPERS AND THEIR ANSWERS.
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4 years
Pro tip: When you are not used to attachments, even the military ones don’t hurt.
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Haider Ali
6 years
In a brief interaction @KlasraRauf revealed some interesting books are on the cards for readers..COnveyed concerns of DHA City victims as well..
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ایمانداری خون میں ہوتی ہے، پیشے میں نہیں (کمال احمد رضوی، الف نون)
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4 years
Giving respect is so easy in Pakistan. I mean, just give them car's front seat.
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4 years
Winters are scary. You can hear sound of clock ticking, a reminder that your life is ending.
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2 years
CSS aspirants can totally enjoy all three days of Eid. You have a life. Don’t mould your persona around one exam and that too 7 months in advance. Enjoy the Eid days with your loved ones. You got seven long months still. Pl don’t ruin EID. (No offence but That’s my viewpoint)
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Riaz Ahmad Khan
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🟥 CSS| PMS| Top Tips 🍂 A CSS aspirant can't afford to celebrate Eid like ordinary people. Day 1st was enough. Those who are reading in these days, are taking advantage over those, who don't. Resume your studies from tomorrow. Eid Mubarak #css #pms
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4 years
Beyond a certain age, our parents don’t age due to their own age. They age due to the problems of their children. Don’t add your problems to their age. You can do much more than supporting them financially.
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3 years
Before any commentary on Afghanistan, let's first decide whether Taliban is a Singular or Plural term. I am confused about use of Has or Have. This is important.
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4 years
As teenagers, we underrate our elders for not having made much in life Till the point we realize that we won’t be able to achieve half of what they had.
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3 years
We don’t suffer from ‘lack of time’. We suffer from ‘lack of time management’. And the graveyard of our time management lies in our screen time.
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3 years
CSS Twitter LOADING... ██████████████]99%
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3 years
Humans are designed to hate the things they once loved but could not get. Be they careers, partners or places.
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8 years
@javerias @ShkhRasheed HE has truly given Fitness goals to everyone...
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4 years
Whenever your parents express any different information, don’t say you already know it. Instead be surprised and see the glitter in their eyes as they unravel the mystery.
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4 years
Being an introvert isn’t easy Every knock on the door seems like a well planned raid.
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4 years
“The greatest threat to success is not failure, but boredom” ~ James Clear
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3 years
Driving beyond 120km/h and filming the journey for a WhatsApp status is not COOL. You are not in danger, you are the danger. Don’t confuse your ‘cool’ with stupidity. Change the narrative.
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6 years
Not sure whether friends wished @Umar96Akmal , birthday or took some sort of revenge Happy Birthday Akmal
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Haider Ali
3 years
بہتر ہے کہ وقت کے یزید کے سامنے کلمہ حق کریں ورنہ ہمارا وطیرہ تو یہ ہے کہ زندہ یزید ، زندہ باد مردہ یزید ، مردہ باد زندہ یزید کو انکار کرنا ہی حسینیت ہے۔
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4 years
Glad to be a part of the community which embraces its members even before formal entry. Together we shall rebuild the image of OMG and civil service Insha Allah.
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4 years
Please meet an officer who has worked in electronic media. A youngman full of pragmatism -Haider Ali 47th CTP OMG -Electrical Engineer from GCU Lahore Worked as content strategist with digital publications including Daily Pakistan, Dunya News and Global village Space
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4 years
The randomest of your tweets would go viral. The wisest of your thoughts would go down the drain. Trust the Algorithm.
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4 years
Death is so powerful. It can re-brand anyone.
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5 years
I am amazed at the “duplicity” of my fellows who hated every bit of training at the Civil Services Academy and are now emotional at being away from the place, just a day after being given vacations. PS: Except PT, I loved it from day one.
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3 years
In just 6 hours, Engineers of Pakistan are going to lose all of the relevance and importance as PEC elections wind up. This happens after every 3 years; Cherish the moments.
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3 years
Sinners hating sinners for sinning differently; interesting.
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3 years
Eat as if its your first day on earth, Distribute as if its your last day. Eid Mubarak.
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3 years
You are destined to fail at some spots in life despite putting maximum efforts into it. Don't go hard on yourself after failures; you could only try and you did. Avoid victim blaming especially when you are the victim.
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3 years
Bureaucracy rules by EGO more than it rules by rules.
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4 years
خدا کا رِزق تو ہر گز زمیں پر کم نہیں یارو! مگر یہ کاٹنے والے! مگر یہ بانٹنے والے! (امجد اسلام امجد) #Budget2020
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Haider Ali
2 years
Salaried class extending congratulations to IRS/customs fellows for 6100 Billion tax collection.
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3 years
Mountains are calling but I am used to missed calls.
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Haider Ali
4 years
We are all window shoppers of change and impulsive buyers of status quo.
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Haider Ali
4 years
The road to success and Lahore’s Chauburji are always under construction.
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4 years
لاہور کا شاہدرہ اور ہے اسلام آباد کا شاہدرہ اور
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4 years
In the long run, careers are as irrelevant as Instagram captions.
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3 years
Someone said JOB is abbreviation for “JAIL OF BOSS” and it hit me hard.
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Haider Ali
7 years
Super amazing crux & pearls of wisdom for civil-military balance by @KlasraRauf in today's column Full Here:
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Haider Ali
4 years
Stop defining timeline for CSS. You can do it in a month or even less than that. All you need is a laptop, internet connection and a thoughtful mind. After-all, its just a programming language, just like C, C++.
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3 years
Instead of saying 'sorry to interrupt', you can wait for a few seconds to let the other person complete; Just few seconds.
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3 years
Lahore is a wonderful city when it comes to addressing people. You can use Ustaji, Bazurgoo, sarkar, Huzoor, peer jee, baba jee to address people. While the only option available in Islamabad is ‘Sir’.
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3 years
Why did they name it Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA). They could have simply named it 'Data Not Alterable'; conveys the same.
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Haider Ali
4 years
If you are struggling as a smoker, try to look at it through the lens of finance instead of health and you would definitely get rid of it. Make healthy choices when it comes to intake: Taboo the Tobacco. #TobaccoFreeHomes @SYNCHPakistan @SSaleem1998
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4 years
Just an everyday reminder that DEAR is not used while addressing women, especially the ones you don’t know. In urdu, it means Payari, so...
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Haider Ali
3 years
If you are a biker and carry women and kids along, do install these sheets with chain covers; it can save lives.
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Haider Ali
2 years
آپ تین لاکھ دے دیں اور دو نہیں چار ماہ کے لئے بند کردیں پیٹرول۔ وہ والا پیٹرول جو مفت ملتا ہی نہیں۔ مگر اگر حقائق نہیں پتہ تو چار ماہ نہیں چھ ماہ اپنا منہ بند رکھیں۔ اپنے آپ کو صحافی کہتے تھوڑی شرم بھی کریں۔ #فیک نیوز
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Saif Awan
2 years
گریڈ 17 سے 22 تک کے افسران کی تنخواہیں 3 لاکھ سے زیادہ ہوتی ہیں۔لہذا 2 ماہ کےلیے انکو بھی مفت پیٹرول کی فراہمی بند کی جانی چاہیے۔آپکی کیا رائے ہے؟
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4 years
Unable to connect to zoom via @PTCLOfficial today. This isn’t a complaint, this is a compliment.
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