Privileges of former secretaries withdrawn

Some officials are still in control of the resources of the department and its allied projects, Adviser CM K-P

PESHAWAR:

Adviser to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister on Tourism, Culture and Archeology, Zahid Chanzeb, on Thursday ordered ending all privileges provided to the former secretaries of the tourism department, heads of area authorities and project directors after their transfers from the department.

In a high-level meeting of the department, he expressed his concern that some officials are still in control of the resources of the department and its allied projects after their transfer to other departments, adding that this work is equivalent to raising white elephants on the hard earned taxes of the poor people.

He said that Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has set a glaring example on day one by withdrawing security and other privileges from the former chief ministers because, he said, the influential people don’t deserve it. He made it clear that the vehicles, staff, laptops and other equipment could only be utilized by the officials associated with this department.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 22^nd, 2024.