Govt employees barred from electronic, print, social media activity

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Govt employees barred from electronic, print, social media activity

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Establishment Division has issued instructions that Federal government employees are now barred from participating in electronic, print and social media discourse and action will be taken against any violators.

The Establishment Division, issuing instructions under the Government Servants Conduct Rules 1964, has barred federal government employees from participating on electronic, print and social media platforms.

Failure to comply with these instructions, according to the Establishment Division, would be considered misconduct and appropriate action will be taken against violators as the law dictates.

The Establishment Division noted that government employees express their views on media platforms but on various occasions, rules and regulations regarding conduct are completely ignored.