ISLAMABAD: Siraj-u-Islam, a Pakistan Customs Service officer of BS-17, has been terminated from the government service for misconduct and corruption.
The disciplinary proceedings were initiated against the officer, last posted as Superintendent at Directorate General of Intelligence & Investigation-FBR, Islamabad, under Government Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973.
Moin-ud-Din Ahmed Wani, Additional Director, Directorate General of Post Clearance Audit, Islamabad was appointed as inquiry officer to probe into the account of various acts of omission and commission committed by the accused officer constituting misconduct & corruption.
According to the inquiry report, the charges levelled against the accused officer were established. A show-cause notice was issued to the accused officer and in response, he submitted his defence reply.
After considering the inquiry report, reply of the accused to the show-cause notice and his oral submissions during the personal hearing, the accused officer was found guilty of “misconduct” and “corruption” under rule 3(b)&(c) of the Government Servants (E&D) Rules, 1973.
The Member (Admn), being the Authority in this case, after having considered all aspects of the case and the recommendations of the authorized officer, imposed the major penalty of “removal from service” upon Siraj-ul-Islam under rule 4(1)(b)(iii) of the Govt. Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973 with immediate effect.
However, the accused officer will have the right of appeal as admissible in the Civil Servants (Appeal) Rules, 1977.
