Chief secretary trapped in lift for 30 minutes

KARACHI:

Sindh Chief Secretary Sohail Rajput was left stuck in the lift of his office for half-an-hour without rescue.

All the staff, including the executive engineer, were absent due upcoming Eid holidays and the last Friday of Ramazan.

There was no staff available to get the chief secretary out of the elevator. After being trapped in the elevator for half an hour, the chief secretary was taken out of the elevator. During this time, he was fasting, and his health deteriorated due to the heat.

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Due to this severe negligence, the chief secretary immediately suspended Assistant Engineer Abdul Qadir Sangri and Executive Engineer Abdul Waheed Sheikh.

The CS sought clarification from the Superintendent Engineer within three days. He asked the Superintendent Engineer for an explanation; if he failed to do so within three days, disciplinary action would be taken against him.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, April 30^th, 2022.