Disciplinary action ordered

Probe is into the matter of fraudulent intentional transfer of one employee’s claim to another

KARACHI:

Sindh Ombudsman, Aijaz Ali Khan directed the Secretary to Government of Sindh Finance Department to probe into the matter of fraudulent intentional transfer of one employee’s claim to another and initiate disciplinary action against the delinquent officers of District Accounts office, Naushahro Feroze.

Consequent upon the inquiry conducted by Deputy Inspector General, Finance Department, Government of Sindh, it is transpired that Accountant of the District Accounts Office, Naushahro Feroze was found responsible in making wrong transaction of amount in favour of Oriental Teacher Sarfaraz Ahmed, instead of Physical Training Instructor Israr Ali Lashari, through payroll, which was later on recovered and paid to the actual payee.

Keeping in view the directives of the Hon’ble Ombudsman, the Secretary to Government of Sindh, Finance Department, has imposed a penalty of withholding three annual increments upon Accountant Ali Akbar Chandio, for being responsible for making a wrong transaction.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 8^th, 2022.