Pakistan, July 4 -- Due to the right sizing agreement with the World Bank, the federal government has started the process of eliminating thousands of vacancies in grades 1 to 16.

The Finance Ministry directed the Secretary Establishment Division to take action as per the decision of the Cabinet Implementation Committee to end the vacancies of grades 1 to 16 in all ministries, divisions and government departments.

The decision is part of the government's commitment with the international lending agencies, including the World Bank, for the "reorganisation and right-sizing of the federal government" to control expenditure on running of the civil government.

The finance ministry said its communication to the establishment division that the...