Two Sindh govt officers dismissed over fraud

Accused found guilty of declaring ineligible candidates of PSC exam successful

KARACHI:

Two Sindh government officials have been dismissed from services on charges of forgery in the Sindh Public Service Commission (PSC) examination 2020.

The provincial chief secretary, with the approval of the caretaker chief minister, issued the termination order of Controller Hadi Bakhsh Kalhoro and Deputy Controller Mushtaq Ajan after an inquiry committee, formed on the orders of the Sindh High Court (SHC), found them guilty of forgery.

According to official documents, applicants not eligible to appear in the PSC exam-2020 were declared successful through fraudulent means instead of qualified candidates. The inquiry committee, comprising two BPS 21 officers of the Sindh government, identified the officers involved and recommended appropriate punishment.

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The official documents further revealed that specific allegations were made against Kalhoro during two separate inquiries. Despite being given a final show cause notice, he failed to provide a satisfactory response, leading authorities to believe the accuracy of the accusations.

A chance for a personal hearing was provided to address the allegations, and authorities concluded that Kalhoro had played a role in tampering with the PSC-2020 written results, deliberately undermining the public sector recruitment process. Subsequently, with the approval of the chief minister, the decision was made to dismiss them from service.