Pakistan

Govt removes Latif Khosa from IT ministry

The government has taken back the charge of IT ministry from Latif Khosa.

Express July 19, 2010

ISLAMABAD: The government has taken back the charge of IT ministry from Latif Khosa.

Former attorney general Latif Khosa was accused of misusing his authority. The cabinet division after reviewing the situation, decided to remove him from the post.

However, Khosa will continue working as advisor to the Prime Minister.

The cabinet division has issued notification of Khosa's removal from the office.

COMMENTS (22)

Insider | 13 years ago | Reply The bureaucracy won. What is the good reason of appointing Secretary IT, Joint Secretary IT admin and Joint Secretary Development all Rtd army (Signal group) men. All of them were together in the army. It is a shame for the nation of Pakistan that they have no civilian for IT Ministry after destroying every department and Organization these retired army Col and Gen are now given the charge to destroy the IT Sector. What is their contribution for IT. The executive directors snacked by the Minister were the most corrupt and non IT professionals. There are only baseless roamers against the IT Advisor. What corruption he have done in five months, he is only trying to utilized the IT for the public services. We all know that IT has no share in providing services to the Citizens, the projects were to favour the big IT companies which all failed and no services for the Citizen. Do Retd Col Secretary IT would like to tell the Nation what is his achievement in the last two years in the Ministry of IT. He is not answerable to any of you. After his retirement he is enjoying full benefits of a Secretary and what is his qualification. Under his kingdom the IT Professionals are working as slaves. Do they have IT Cadre, job security, medical facilities or any reason to work for IT. Why should Secretary IT care, he is enjoying every facility after his retirement from army this country is for army and bureaucracy to suck the blood out of the veins of bloody civilian. PM should reconsider his decision and give some time to the Mr. Latif Khosa, let him do some cleanup.

mehr | 13 years ago | Reply wow u guys are such haters! leave the man alone! hes always served the right cause! and u have no right to judge there are always two sides to a story!

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Ammar | 13 years ago | Reply @Ben: Bureaucracy is the mother of corruption. Politicians are far behind them in this field :)

Altaf | 13 years ago | Reply I still wonder why the PM has retained him as his advisor?

sean | 13 years ago | Reply this guy should be remove from every office ,,this guy is the most corrupt guy and pakistan doesn't need any corrupt office holder enough is enough

deathcase | 13 years ago | Reply @ anwaarahmad what is that to do with you being a multani or a saraiki?

anwaarahmad | 13 years ago | Reply Though I am Multani and Seraiki,yet I feel myself as happy and relaxed this is the second good news.First the meeting of chairman HEC with P.M.

Ali Haider | 13 years ago | Reply Awsome!

Umayr Masud | 13 years ago | Reply http://www.app.com.pk/en/index.php?option=comcontent&task=view&id=109777&Itemid=2 APP quotes kaira saying he's going to remain with his charge ..

Umayr Masud | 13 years ago | Reply @Ben The "Hapless" bureaucrats bit is idiotic. Yes politicians are to blame, but a massive gravitational force in not letting this country become what it should have is the bureaucrats. Give them the slightest of powers and they think they are god, the system protects them and the whole system is sickening. They've built a system and they are now massively intermarried and they have feudal backgrounds.. The DMG group should be removed and the power should be given to the union/town councils.. let them collect taxes .. let them run their show .. but alas nothing like that will happen, and the bureaucrats will remain in power providing loopholes to people of their own creed and keep on minting money.

Naveed | 13 years ago | Reply wow man , i have many friends in IT ministry and they were telling me that latif khosa is doing blunders ...thanx god he is gone , well done PM

Gulkhaiz | 13 years ago | Reply Wow. Donot tell me that PM has sacked Khosa.It is a miracle.

Ben | 13 years ago | Reply These are the people who are quite capable of destroying national institutions and plundering national assets but you always accuse bureaucrats. link text

Ben | 13 years ago | Reply wonderful.

Zunaib M Yousuf | 13 years ago | Reply So, why doesn't the PM realizes that misuser of Attorney General Position and than IT minister shouldn't be restored as advisor to him ...

Shahzad Ahmad | 13 years ago | Reply Bizzare it is... there is more to the twist of this story on political grounds... Babar Awan and Khosa's... in this round Babar Awan emerges as a winner :)

Zeeshan Sarwar | 13 years ago | Reply Pakistan's IT community is celebrating this decision. However, why would he be retained as advisor to Prime Minister if it has been determined that he misused power? Bizarre.

Asif Khan | 13 years ago | Reply At least shows some courage by government to remove non performer from ministry. Hope this is done for good.

imran | 13 years ago | Reply we should read the small print at the bottom of that notification...that he has been made the next HEC chairman..... @Faisal that should answer ur question...lol...

Tanzeel | 13 years ago | Reply First he was removed from Attorney General post, now fired from IT ministry. PM should realize whom he's feeding to.

Farzal | 13 years ago | Reply Hip hip hurray. Next step, reinstate the 6 Directors

Faisal Khan | 13 years ago | Reply About time. This decision begs to ask the question, what will he be thinking of doing next?

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