In his detailed Facebook post, Iqbal alleged that a top cop called him up and tried to influence his son's chances at securing a position with the company.
"An IG Police called me this morning lending his support to his son's application for a job. I politely said to him that this will ruin his case and if his son is qualified, he will have a fair shot. He said 'lagta hai aap nay Pakistan mein pehli dafa kaam kia hai.' (It seems like this is your first time working in Pakistan)," the post read.
He then added: "Anyways, he was kind enough, he listened, he understood, I gave him the email address of our recruiter and also the Jobvite link."
Iqbal added, "Then his son sends us an email, copying me and telling my colleague that "in reference to Mr. Junaid's discussion with my father so and so". And then under his name, signs off the email as "S/O IGP XYZ."
Talking about the general culture of 'putting in a good word' in Pakistan, Iqbal said, "the saddest thing is that this guy has headed BD [business development] for two e-commerce companies in Pakistan. We would have most likely taken him anyways. We need that profile for one of our new products. I wrote back to him asking him to clarify if he is applying as son of IG or as former BD Head of XYZ and a fresh MBA."
Concluding the post, Iqbal asked, "Why? Why do people do this? Who can't they believe that fair play does exist!"
Hamza Rao is a member of the staff at Daily Pakistan. He can be reached at raohamzafree@gmail.com. He tweets at @HamzaRaoxxx
Pakistani currency remains unchanged against US Dollar and other currencies on April 25, 2024 Monday in open market.
US dollar was being quoted at 277.5 for buying and 280.5 for selling.
Euro comes down to 294 for buying and 297 for selling while British Pound hovers at 342.5 for buying, and 346 for selling.
UAE Dirham AED was at 75 and Saudi Riyal's new rate was at 73.30.
Currency | Symbol | Buying | Selling |
US Dollar | USD | 277.5 | 280.5 |
Euro | EUR | 294 | 297 |
UK Pound Sterling | GBP | 342.5 | 346 |
U.A.E Dirham | AED | 75 | 75.8 |
Saudi Riyal | SAR | 73.30 | 74 |
Australian Dollar | AUD | 181 | 182.8 |
Bahrain Dinar | BHD | 740.81 | 748.81 |
Canadian Dollar | CAD | 201 | 203.2 |
China Yuan | CNY | 38.45 | 38.85 |
Danish Krone | DKK | 39.93 | 40.33 |
Hong Kong Dollar | HKD | 35.55 | 35.9 |
Indian Rupee | INR | 3.34 | 3.45 |
Japanese Yen | JPY | 1.86 | 1.94 |
Kuwaiti Dinar | KWD | 903.61 | 912.61 |
Malaysian Ringgit | MYR | 58.28 | 58.88 |
New Zealand Dollar | NZD | 164.22 | 166.22 |
Norwegians Krone | NOK | 25.46 | 25.76 |
Omani Riyal | OMR | 723.48 | 731.48 |
Qatari Riyal | QAR | 76.52 | 77.22 |
Singapore Dollar | SGD | 204.5 | 206.5 |
Swedish Korona | SEK | 25.72 | 26.02 |
Swiss Franc | CHF | 305.43 | 307.93 |
Thai Bhat | THB | 7.51 | 7.66 |
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