Islamabad: Of the total 663,234 sanctioned posts in the Pakistan federal government, over 81,000 were currently vacant, according to official data.

According to data issued by the Establishment Division on Wednesday, the total number of sanctioned federal government posts stood at 663,234 but 581,755 employees and officers were available for these positions, showing a vacancy of about 81,479 posts, or 12.29 per cent of the total, Dawn reported.

Meanwhile, there are 16,612 non-Muslim employees in the federal government, while 14,989 are Christians, 297 Ahmadis, 1,073 Hindus (caste), 173 Hindus (non-caste), 18 Sikhs and 62 belong to other religions.