The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Department has made it mandatory for government employees to follow official working hours and record their daily attendance through the Smart Attendance App.
According to details, the department has issued an official notification and circular directing all officers and office staff to ensure their presence at work by 9 am.
The circular states that all employees must mark their daily attendance through the Smart Attendance App without exception.
Officials said failure to observe office timings and repeated late arrivals were affecting administrative work, the resolution of public complaints and the progress of important files.
The department has directed all employees to comply with the prescribed working hours and attendance requirements.
It has also warned that strict departmental action will be taken against officers and staff who violate the attendance rules or fail to report to work on time, without any leniency.
Also Read, 27 employees of Dow medical university found to have fake degrees
Earlier, the educational degrees of 27 employees of Dow University have been found to be fake, following which an order has been issued to recover all salaries paid to the employees.
According to details, a shocking revelation has emerged at Karachi’s renowned public-sector institution, Dow University of Health Sciences, regarding people securing jobs on the basis of fake degrees.
The educational degrees of 27 university employees have been proven fake during the verification process.
Taking serious notice of the fraud during an important meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), the committee ordered the immediate recovery of all salaries paid so far to all 27 employees recruited on the basis of fake degrees.
