1 lakh 7 thousand 232 vacancies have been eliminated which have remained vacant for three consecutive years, at that time the number of vacancies sanctioned by the federal government is 6 lakh 72 thousand 317. However, the employees have been appointed in 5 lakh 56 thousand and 82 posts.
In this regard, the Ministry of Finance has issued SROs under the Financial Management and Power and Chief Accounts Officer Regulations 2021 1 lakh 46 thousand 826 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 36 thousand 868 in erstwhile tribal areas, 2 lakh 64 thousand 540 in Punjab, 76 thousand 982 in Sindh, Balochistan. There are 2 lakh 65 thousand 54, 7 thousand 40 in Azad Kashmir, 6 thousand 272 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
. In the orders of the Ministry of Finance, it is stated that the posts that have been vacant for three years have been finally removed, but if some posts will be temporarily reinstated, the relevant procedures will be recommended.