NAB has concealed facts from the Cabinet Division that no appointments and transfers were made during the interim setup. PHOTO: FILE
After revelations that Adviser to Prime Minister on Aviation Shujaat Azeem was court-martialled by Pakistan Air Force, a similar case of a high-ranking National Accountability Bureau officer being court-martialled by Pakistan Army has come to light.
Sources familiar with the development revealed to The Express Tribune that Husnain Ahmed, currently serving as Director General NAB Punjab was court-martialled by the army during training of Pakistan Military Academy Long Course-69. According to the Army Act, a person who is court-martialled cannot hold any public office or government post.
Ahmed and three others were also appointed as directors-general on BPS-21 post in NAB by ex-chief Admiral (retd) Fasih Bokhari when the caretaker government was in power.
After the Supreme Court passed an order suspending appointments and transfers made by the caretaker government, these four newly appointed DGs – DG Human Resources and Finance Altaf Bahawani, DG Operations NAB headquarters Zahir Shah, DG NAB Headquarters Brigadier (retd) Farooq Nasir Awan and Ahmed – are still occupying these positions illegally .
Bokhari appointed them despite the fact that the Election Commission of Pakistan, in response to the accountability body’s letter, barred it from making new appointments.
But NAB concealed these facts from the apex court as well as the implementation cell of the federal government that was established regarding careful review of all decisions and directives of the caretaker government in compliance of Supreme Court’s orders.
The contents of the letter of the Cabinet Division vide No1/2/2013-IMP-II available with The Express Tribune reads, “The Prime Minister has desired that the Cabinet Division may undertake a holistic review of all directives issued/decisions taken during the incumbency of the caretaker government and re-submit them for orders of the Prime Minister whenever appropriate.
“It is therefore requested that all directives issued/decisions taken by the caretaker government may please be conveyed to this division for desired action.”
Despite receiving this letter, NAB has concealed facts from the Cabinet Division in its reply that no appointments and transfers were made during the interim setup.
Sources also revealed that Ahmed is occupying two official residences at the same time in Islamabad and Lahore despite the fact that a public servant is entitled to only one official residence.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 26th, 2013.
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How can a person court martialed get Canadian nationality???
Pakistan's improving image.... expectations exceeded....
@Cobrajock:
I agree. There is some mis-understanding. He might have not been able to make up for the grant of commission, but surely he was not court-martialled in PMA, otherwise he could have been sent to jail as well. Officers ex PMA-69 can clarify the fog and they should help their ex colleague and course mate.
How on earth Mr. NS, man of such high intellect and wisdom commits same mistake twice. This is surely a conspiracy to derail democracy after all, how can someone who became PM for the third time makes such silly mistakes. Keep up the good work Mr. NS, certainly one of these days we will wake up to a much deadly faux pas.
A cadet getting court martialled during training? That's a bit unlikely. If a cadet does something wrong, he gets thrown out without Hulla Gulla of a court martial. Besides, PMA Long Course 69 probably means that this was somewhere around 1972-3 and he must have been in his late teens then. I guess there are a few missing links in this story.
Court Martialled officer should immediately be removed from this sensitive posting. What is happening in Pakistan? Does anybody care about the country. Enough is enough
I wonder if the contents of this report are correct. Under training at the military academy means he was not commissioned yet and so a court martial seems far fetched. There are numerous cases of cadets who do not make it to getting commission for many reasons due to physical or mental attributes but do not constitute dismissal by court martial with its long term punitive ramifications.
The law should throw them out with its long hands, without any further delay and cases should be registered against such people for concealment of facts.
These guys MUST be punished.
Please fire him before the sun set and get all the monthly payment and benefits given to him. Also put him under trial for concealing his past in the Army.
woh hooo.... will you laugh or cry on this?