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Shabnam Gul, Zataj Gul's sister, was merit-based even though she had no prior experience in the field. No action was taken against Gul for having sent the letter in the first place even though Imran Khan's special assistant made a statement saying that no one in the PTI government can promote their relatives/friends by using their positions.
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in the appointment of her sister as a director in the authority. Gul's principal staff officer wrote an official letter to the
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1272:Babar Awan
1231:Zartaj Gul
1061:Imran Khan
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451:References
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294:Imran Khan
281:زرتاج گُل
268:Zartaj Gul
237:Alma mater
76:Imran Khan
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1186:Asad Umar
751:6 October
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672:, Abbtakk
341:Miramshah
286:Pakistani
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103:Incumbent
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