Haleem accuses Sindh govt of corrupting bureaucrats

Sindh Assembly Opposition Leader of the Haleem Adil Sheikh on Thursday accused Sindh government of wreaking havoc to civil services officers and ruining their careers by involving them in corrupt practices.

Sheikh, in a statement issued here, said that honest officers having good reputation after posting in Sindh either become or made part of the corruption system as there has been an administrative catastrophe in Sindh.

He said that following transfers of civil service officers as per rotation policy under E&D rules, the Sindh chief minister has called an emergency meeting saying that his system would not work without transferred officers.

The opposition leader in Sindh termed the decision of Establishment Division as justified and legal while dismissing the point of Murad Ali Shah. He said that rules clearly define that only appointment of Chief Secretary and Inspector General of Police was made in consultation with the provincial government. There were differences between IG Sindh and Chief Minister on the issue of Farrukh Bashir's promotion, Sheikh stated and questioned, how CM Murad could refer to rule as he wanted his blue eyed officer Farrukh Bashir's out of turn promotion? He said that officers who do not comply with the rotation policy will also have their hands stained with corruption or those officers are going to ravage their career and bright future by staying in Sindh.

Sheikh, who is also Central Vice President of PTI, observed that corruption cases were pending against three former chief secretaries of Sindh besides Ghulam Haider Jamali a former IGP Sindh who had numerous corruption cases registered against him.

Moreover, there were cases under trial against 25 provincial secretaries which include 15 in service and 10 retired bureaucrats, he said and added that as many as 1,550 government officers and other officials posted in the province were facing corruption cases.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 12^th, 2021.