Prime Minister Imran Khan had taken notice of the changes to the alignment of the Ring Road project. Photo courtesy Imran Khan FB page
RAWALPINDI: Six officers of the district administrations of Rawalpindi and Attock have been removed from their posts in connection with changes made to the alignment of the proposed Ring Road Project.
The decision was taken by the Punjab government after a fact-finding committee submitted its report to the chief secretary.
Prime Minister Imran Khan had taken notice of the changes to the alignment of the Ring Road project, which not only increased the cost of the project by Rs25 billion but also benefited some private housing societies.
Rawalpindi Ring Road scam forces bureaucratic changes
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May 11, 2021
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Secretary Jawwad Rafique Malik on Monday shuffled at least six mid-career officers after completion of a government inquiry into the Rawalpindi Ring Road scandal.
Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi Capt (R) Muhammad Anwarul Haq, Deputy Commissioner Attock Ali Anan Qamar and Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenew) Capt (R) Shoaib Ali have been removed from their posts with immediate effect and directed to report to the Services and General Administration Department (S&GAD).
Sources said that the inquiry revealed changes in the actual plan of the Rawalpindi Ring Road and changes to create new road infrastructures to benefit some influential persons. It is estimated that the changes would have added an additional Rs25 billion to the projected cost of the plan of Rs40 billion. Implementation on the plan was stopped at the orders of Prima Minister Imran Khan once he was apprised of the sc
Punjab removes six officers for alleged involvement in Rawalpindi Ring Road scam
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Changes were deliberately made to the Rawalpindi Ring Road to alter road infrastructure, determines inquiry.
These changes benefited some influential persons and would have increased the cost of the project by Rs25bn, say sources.
PM Imran Khan had ordered the Punjab govt to stop implementation on the plan after he was apprised of the scam.
The Punjab government on Monday removed six mid-career officers over their alleged involvement in the Rawalpindi Ring Road scam, a report in
The News said.
An inquiry had been held at the highest level in the provincial government after which it emerged that changes had been made to the actual plan of the Rawalpindi Ring Road to create new road infrastructures.
The Punjab government has imposed smart lockdown in six more areas of Multan and Sargodha districts each. AFP/File
LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to enforce a complete lockdown in the province from May 8 to 15 in line with the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) decision to restrict movement of people during the Eid holidays.
The public transport and tourist destinations will remain close during the holidays and police, rangers, and army personnel will be deployed at the checkpoints to be set up at the entry and exit points of all cities in the province.
These decisions were taken at a meeting presided over by health minister Dr Yasmin Rashid at the Punjab Civil Secretariat here on Wednesday.
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May 5, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Rivalries among different services within the civil bureaucracy have pushed the civil service to a new low. The most recent example of this divide was the statement issued by the All Pakistan Provincial Management Services Officers Association against Chief Secretary Punjab for condemning the humiliating treatment meted out to the Assistant Commissioner Sialkot by the Punjab CM’s media adviser Firdous Ashiq Awan.
The association in its statement said on Monday that the officers belonging to the provincial services stand by the provincial government and will not allow any federal service or its top representative the chief secretary in this case to blackmail the province because of one incident. Significantly, the provincial association did not condemn the incident that had attracted a great deal of media attention.