Fate of 16 others to be decided soon.
“This is part of the overall drive launched on the instructions of the chief secretary against corruption and illegal practices in regional government institutions,” a district administration official said on Tuesday.
A section officer in the department, who allegedly bypassed rules to make such appointments, was also suspended from duty and will face an inquiry committee that will recommend a final decision.
The action was taken after the G-B Chief Minister’s (CM) Inspection Commission, on directives from Chief Secretary Younus Dagha, launched an inquiry into the alleged illegal appointments in government departments and submitted its recommendations.
The sacked employees include inspectors, sub-inspectors and clerks who had reportedly been appointed over the past two years against protocol. The official revealed that action was likely against 16 others allegedly appointed illegally in the department.
A similar inquiry was conducted recently that suggested that at least 200 teachers had also been appointed illegally in Ghizer Valley, while appointment records in Astor Valley are currently being investigated.
“This is not over by any means. The process will continue as long as complaints surface,” the official said about the inquiry which was launched last year after complaints of corruption flooded the chief secretary’s office.
Last week, two senior officials from G-B’s education department were forcibly retired and will not be receiving any retirement benefits after an inquiry proved them guilty. “Action was taken in light of recommendations submitted by the CM’s Inspection Commission recently,” said Burhan Afandi, a senior official at the Excise and Taxation Department.
CM Mehdi Shah also appreciated Chief Secretary Dagha for his efforts. “I support the good work that he’s doing,” Mehdi Shah told reporters at his office recently. “Dagha initiated the anti-corruption drive on my instructions.”
Published in The Express Tribune, January 29th, 2014.
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WELL DONE SHABBIR MIR
Really we appreciated the step taken by the CS and CM as well about the illegal appointments which further generate corruption by these appointees who come from back door without following merit. What about the appointment of Judges in the apex court. Is the trend of sitting ministers and members of GB council should become judges although there are many people from GB who are doing their practice in other provinces of Pakistan, but these potential candidates are being ignored while making and or initiating summary for the appointment of judges in the apex court, is this justification?
Last year one sitting Law Minister himself generated summary of judges and showed his own candidacy and succeeded to get himself appoint as judge in the Chief Court, which unjust and uncalled for. Unless this trend is discouraged corruption would not be end in our beloved GB and the innocent people of GB would not get justice from the apex court. It is learned from the local newspaper that some of members of GB assembly again actively evolved a campaign to being their near and dears to the highest judiciary by using all means and channels. This trend should must be discouraged and members of GB assembly should not be considered even their names should not be included in the ensuing summary to be generated by the administration.
Must appreciated efforts taking by CS GB. Need to punish culprits who set such trends in GB