K & P

Swabi DEO dismissed from service for misconduct

Azra Afridi had disrupted Imran’s press conference on August 3 in Islamabad

Our Correspondent September 05, 2016

Azra Afridi had disrupted Imran’s press conference on August 3 in Islamabad. PHOTO: AFP

PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Elementary and Secondary Education Department dismissed Swabi District Education Officer (DEO) Azra Afridi on Monday. She had disrupted a press conference that was being addressed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan on August 3 in Islamabad.

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The dismissal from service notification issued by K-P Elementary and Secondary Education Department mentioned Afridi was posted as Swabi DEO (female) and was involved in misappropriation of parent-teachers council fund.

It stated the officer concerned clearly violated office decorum, norms, rules and regulation and had disobeyed minister for education in front of the public by using harsh and abusive language.

The document stated embezzlement and disobedience were acts of outright corruption and misconduct under K-P Efficiency and Discipline Rules, 2011.

The notification also stated the department had published absent notice against the accused officer in local newspapers and she was also asked to appear before the director of Elementary and Secondary Education Department within 15 days to justify her absence, however Afridi failed to do so.

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The notification also said the competent authority after having considered charges, evidence on record and reports of various enquiry officials, decided to dismiss Azra Afridi from service.

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At Imran’s press conference on September 3, Afridi alleged that she was forcefully transferred from her post after she started work in the then non-functional schools in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. She had said she was there to inform PTI chief about her complaints.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 6^th, 2016.

COMMENTS (5)

Lakhkar Khan | 7 years ago | Reply @Dr Jamil Ahmad: I hope you are not a real doctor or Pakistan is doomed. Not only you have a bad judgment bad but you also have a lousy comprehension.

Amir | 7 years ago | Reply To give benefit of doubt, there is a possibility that Ms. Azra may have been involved in all that, being absent, etc. And she was being forced to leave by being transferred to a place where she did not wanted to go. This is an old tactic practiced by private companies as well to get rid of non performers or employees who are trouble maker. And in our culture, we are all innocent even if proved guilty. And our courts are weak where they will not prosecute in favor of employer.