Pakistan, May 20 -- Appointment of a key Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) director has been challenged in the Islamabad High Court (IHC), as the petitioner seeks his removal from the post over unfilled credentials.

The petitioner also claimed that the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC), a well reputed hiring institution in the country, also rejected his (director's) candidature over lack of required administrative and teaching experience.

Petitioner Syed Karim Shah, through his counsel Dr GM Chaudhry, challenged the appointment of FDE Director Saqib Shahab in the court, in which he made the FDE, Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, FPSC, Federal Investigation (FIA) and the Establishment Division responden...