Pakistan’s educated youth are facing an unprecedented employment crisis. Unfortunately, instead of making the recruitment process easier, many public institutions have turned it into an expensive exercise. Every stage from document verification to submitting job applications requires substantial payments, placing an unfair burden on unemployed graduates. A candidate applying to several institutions can easily spend tens of thousands of rupees before even being shortlisted for an interview. Such practices raise serious concerns about fairness and equal access to employment. In a country where thousands of highly qualified graduates remain unemployed, public institutions should facilitate recruitment rather than create financial barriers. Charging exorbitant fees from unemployed youth is difficult to justify, particularly when many applicants borrow money simply to submit job applications.
Prof Abdul Ghani Soomro
Sukkur
