PM suspends EPA chief for 4 months

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Director General Dr Farzana Altaf has been suspended from her position for 120 days following the approval of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

The EPA director general was removed under the Civil Servants Efficiency and Discipline Act, 2020. The Ministry of Climate Change has also issued a notification regarding her suspension.

According to the notification, the Grade-20 officer has been suspended for an initial period of four months. Dr Farzana Altaf was appointed to the position in 2016. The reason for her suspension was not disclosed in the notification.