ISLAMABAD: Zulfiqar Ahmed, a Pakistan Customs Service officer BS-16, has been given major penalty of “removal from service” for inefficiency.
Disciplinary proceedings under Government Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973 were initiated against the officer, last posted as Senior Preventive officer at Model Customs Collectorate Preventive, Karachi vide Charge Sheet No.10/5/2013-Cus-III dated 13.12.2013.
Muhammad Tahir, Additional Collector posted at Model Customs Collectorate Appraisement-East, Karachi, was appointed as inquiry officer to conduct inquiry on account of various acts of omission and commission committed by the accused officer constituting “inefficiency” and “misconduct”.
According to the inquiry report, the charges of “inefficiency” and “misconduct” were established against the accused officer. A show-cause notice dated 19.11.2014 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 with the authorized officer, the accused officer was found guilty of “inefficiency” under rule 3(a) of the Government Servants (E&D) Rules, 1973, causing huge loss to the Government exchequer.
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 Zulfiqar Ahmed under rule 4(1)(b)(iii) of the Govt. Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973 with immediate effect.
However, the sacked officer will have the right of Appeal as admissible in the Civil Servants (Appeal) Rules, 1977.
