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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

I feel pleasure to share what I have accomplished in my personal and to resign from regular service if I were offered the position. The CHRO
professional life. I was appointed as the Lineman (BPS-4) in PTCL, was kind enough to consider my case, and fortunately, I was able to
under the ‘son deceased quota’ in May, 1999 due to the sudden death clear the interview after which I signed the NTC contract as discussed.
of my father (Amjad Iqbal, Ex-Tele Printer Operator). It was a big loss
indeed. At that time, I was just 18 years of age and was studying in the I must mention here Syed Imran (Late - Manager HR Operations,
2nd Year of college. Post- joining, I was guided by my reporting officer PTCL HQ), who was very kind and always offered his support in HR
at F-8 Exchange; Mr. Iftikhar Asif Khawaja (who is currently working related issues. In the same year, Allah Almighty bestowed another
as Senior Manager, Quality Assurance, South KTR-I), to continue my blessing upon me. My application for Hajj was drawn from a lucky
academic qualification. He believed it was an essential step that I had draw conducted by PTCL; enabling me to make the holy journey.
to take, and fortunately, was always there to provide me with the moral
support I needed. It was then that I decided to continue my pursuit for However, that was not the end of my pursuit to accomplish my dreams.
academic studies so that I could achieve something big in life. I knew I continued my studies again and registered myself for a Master of
being a Lineman at PTCL wasn’t the end for me and wanted people to Science in Technology Management (January-2016), at International
recognise me as a hardworking individual. Islamic University, Islamabad. Alhamdulillah, I was able to complete
the programme by obtaining a CGPA of 3.25 out of 4.0, although my
As soon as I was able to pay my fee and get back into the routine thesis is still in progress. During my service, I have always worked in a
life, I registered myself in a 3 years Diploma of Associate Engineer dedicated manner and have facilitated PTCL’s valued customers (both
(Telecommunication Technology Session 2003-2006), at Telecom corporate and internal i.e. CCC), for which I was ranked highly in PTCL’s
Foundation Institute of Technologies and Management, Islamabad. I Performance Management System (PMS). PTCL has a wonderful
successfully completed the Technical Diploma and secured the First performance-based promotion system and after an interview, I was
Division, along with a lovely wife as I also got married in 2004. I realised promoted as Manager (Technical Support) North on 26th September,
that over the years, I had developed a growing hunger for knowledge/ 2016.
education and hence started hunting for a bachelors. I was unable to
get admission in Bachelor of Engineering regular programme, as it This is my 19 years journey from a Lineman (CSR) to a Manager in
was not offered during the evenings and more importantly because of PTCL whilst achieving both academic and professional knowledge/
the heavy fee. experience and taking care of my wonderful
THIS IS MY 19 YEARS JOURNEY family; my lovely wife and 4 kids. I would
However, with Mr. Zafar Ali Chishti’s like to give a special mention to Mr. Faheem
(SDO, Chaklala) guidance and support, FROM A LINEMAN (CSR) TO A Ul Hassan (GM Network Management
I was able to gain admission in Bachelor MANAGER IN PTCL North), who is an extremely friendly/kind
of Technology (B-Tech) in Electronics person. I have learnt a lot from him. I would
Technology (Session 2006-2010) at also like to thank each and every individual
Preston University Kohat (Islamabad, Campus). This was suitable for who supported me, in any little way, although it would not be possible
me as it allowed me to continue with the job as well as to financially to mention all the names here. I am also inspired by Mr. Wajeeh Anwar
sustain myself and my family. By the grace of Allah Almighty, I passed (EVP, Technical, North), Mr. Mateen Malik (EVP), and Mr. Muhammad
my B-Tech (Hon’s) degree with a high CGPA of 3.5 out of 4.0. In 2012, Irfan (Head of Field Operations).
I raised my application (through Mr. Muhammad Jahangir Khan,
Senior Manager, Rapid Response Unit, CCC) to the respected Chief Last, but not the least, I have made-up my mind to continue my studies
Human Resource Officer (CHRO), Syed Mazhar Hussain, requesting and pursue a PhD in Technology Management. I also aspire to see
an opportunity to be interviewed against the vacant position; Assistant myself as the Senior Manager in the near future. This is my journey
Manager (RRU), Islamabad. Moreover, I also showed my willingness until now.

By Kashif Iqbal Arain
(Manager, Technical Support)

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