41 male candidates were appointed to seats reserved for women at the District Health Office (DHO) in Mardan, 24 News has reported.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa finance department found that salaries of 41 people were being withdrawn by male staff of the DHO under the code of lady health workers (LHWs).
The finance department stopped paying the bogus appointees’ salaries after realising the deception.
200 new employees were hired by the health department in 2022, according to papers, filling all open positions. However, oddly, the DHO appointed 41 men in positions reserved for women.
These male appointees received pay for nine months in accordance with the code for female health employees.
