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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.
Top Story
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.
Daily Times
May 5, 2021
Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Tuesday summoned Punjab Chief Secretary Jawwad Rafique Malik and Special Assistant to CM on Information Firdous Ashiq Awan over the Sialkot Ramazan Bazaar incident where Awan had reprimanded Assistant Commissioner (AC) Sonia Sadaf. Awan had castigated Sadaf over the quality of food, inviting a tirade of criticism on social media. The PM’s aide Usman Dar and PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz had also criticised Awan over her behaviour. The incident had taken place on Sunday when Awan was on a visit to a Ramazan bazaar in her hometown. During her visit to the bazaar, Awan got vexed when some buyers complained about substandard edibles being sold at the market and the local administration’s poor performance. On this, Awan had asked the assistant commissioner if she had ever visited the bazaar before, and admonished her severely in front of the media. However, in a press briefing, Awan defended herself and blamed the media for
Tirade against AC Sialkot: Usman Buzdar summons Firdous Ashiq Awan, Punjab chief secretary
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Usman Buzdar summons Punjab chief secretary and Firdous Ashiq Awan over Sialkot Ramadan Bazaar incident.
The development comes after a video of heated exchange between Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan and AC Sialkot Sonia Sadaf had gone viral.
Meanwhile, alleged audio of another PTI lawmaker from Muzaffargarh has surfaced on social media where he can be heard lambasting a civil servant.
LAHORE: Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Tuesday summoned Punjab Chief Secretary Jawwad Rafique Malik and Special Assistant to CM on Information Firdous Ashiq Awan over the Sialkot Ramadan Bazaar incident where the CM’s aide had reprimanded Assistant Commissioner (AC) Sonia Sadaf.
SIALKOT: Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab for Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan admonished Assistant Commissioner Sialkot Sonia Sadaf after seeing rotten fruit at a Ramazan bazaar on.