Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: The Director General of Pakistan Post has ordered immediate placement of scanners at the GPO Melody Customers section. This newspaper had highlighted this issue few days ago.
The Director General has directed the Postmaster General of FC, GB AND AJK to immediately look into the matter and resolve the issue. The DG has written a letter to the PMG in this regard.
It may be recalled that the this newspaper had published a news that the General Post Office located in the Capital Territory speaks volumes for the apathy of the high ups as the GPO lacks in even basic facilities. A survey conducted by this scribe revealed that most of the staff do not even have chairs to sit on.
And the chairs available are in an extremely dilapidated condition. The staff consequently has to discharge its duties throughout the day and by sitting on the edge of the chair. So much so, the Customs section located in the backyard of the main building does not have a scanner to scan items meant for onward transportation to various countries.
Due to non-availability of scanners, the shippers and even the staff deputed for scanning of the goods, had to wait for hours in case of heavy shipments. The manual scanning always takes a heavy toll on the staff and the shippers as well.
People still had to stand in long queues simply because there were not enough counters and staff. If that is the situation in the GPO, which is located right in the heart of the Capital, then what would be the situation in the rest of the country, he questioned.
Sources said the GPO Rawalpindi AND IMO Rawalpindi are facing same problems. Customers have demanded of the high ups to provide scanners at these locations as well.=DNA
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