LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday suspended Education Executive District Officer (EDO) Lahore Dr Muhammad Arshad for negligence in his duty and alleged corruptions in the Education Department, Pakistan Today learnt on Sunday.
CM took this action when he was visiting a government school in Chacho Wali Baidian Road and found that school was working without proper facilities, infrastructure, non availability of proper furniture and EDO was not providing facilities despite repeated requests by the school administration.
CM also warned Secretary Schools Aslam Kamboh for his negligence and also set up a committee to provide alternative place to the school and said that government will not compromise on quality of education.
However, CM office sources revealed that Chaho Wali school incident was not the only reason to suspend the EDO and the actual reason was EDOs’ corruption and embezzlements. He said CM’s inspection teams had received complaints against Dr Arshad, in which 18 incidents of corruptions were highlighted. He said the EDO misused his powers and earned millions.
According to a document received by CM’s inspection team, also available to Pakistan Today, reveals that the EDO made illegal appointments, embezzlements, violation of rules and Illegal registrations.
On the other hand teaching community is also demanding an action against the Secretary Education Aslam Kamboh who supported the EDO in his corruptions and misguided the CM about the issues in his department.
According to sources, the CM ordered EDO’s immediate suspension and action against other administrative officers for their failure to construct new school in place of the one demolished due to Ring Road construction. The CM also issued instructions for setting up a special committee comprising local people for identifying site for the new school within 48 hours on which construction work will be started within seven days, while he ordered temporary arrangements for girl students till the school construction.
The CM personally visited the village to ascertain facts. Upon inquired, locals told the CM that after the demolition of primary school because of Ring Road construction, they contacted EDO Education on a number of occasions for making alternative school arrangements as the girl students had to travel four to five kilometers to Ludhar village for education, but the EDO paid no attention to their request.
THE BOSS IS MY TEACHER:
Sources inside the CM office said that CM was annoyed with EDO owing to his case history in the education department. The source said the EDO called PML-Q leader Moonis Elahi is student and ‘no one dared question him for anything’. The source adds that when Shahbaz Sharif came in power, the EDO adopted the same style of corruptions and started using the name of Hamza Shahbaz Sharif to get his work done.
An official in the Punjab School Education Department said that the EDO was the ‘king of corruption’ and even senior officials feared his sources in the CM office. He said the whole set up of the schools in Lahore was disturbed and schools’ performance was poor as no student from the government schools was among the top position holders anymore.
‘I’M CLEAN’:
The suspended Education Executive District Officer (EDO) Dr Arshad told Pakistan Today that the district government handed over the school to the Ring Road authorities, and therefore it was their responsibility to take care of the school. He denied corruption allegations and said that the media was showing a wrong school. He said that there was no relationship between corruption charges and my suspension.
BRAVO! :
Teachers’ unions and the entire teaching community appreciated the CM on suspending the EDO and asked the CM to instruct National Accountability Bureau to start an inquiry against the EDO and Secretary Education Aslam Kamboh.
Punjab Teacher’s Union Chief Organizer Allah Rakha Gujjar lauded the CM’s step and said the teachers were frequently requesting the secretary schools to take action against the corrupt EDO. He said Dr Arshad used to tell his opponents that he had close association with the CM’s son, Hamza Shahbaz, therefore no one could take action against him. He said the teacher’s community was happy with the action taken by the CM.
Riffat, a female teacher, said all females are happy and thanks CM on suspending the EDO. She said services in the Education Department for females had become difficult owing to the EDO’s revengeful style.
She said suspension was not enough and CM should terminate the EDO. She said there were hundreds of females in the Lahore
who were targeted by the EDO on the name of rationalizations.
After the demolition of a primary school because of Ring Road construction, locals contacted the education EDO on a number of occasions for making alternative school arrangements as the female students had to travel four to five kilometers to Ludhar village for education, but the EDO paid no attention
“Female teachers are happy and thank CM on suspending the EDO. It had become difficult to service in the Education Department owing to the EDO’s revengeful style. Hundreds of females were targeted by the EDO in the name of rationalizations.
ASLAM KAMBOH SECRETARY SCHOOLS EDUCATION IS VIOLATING THE COURT ORDERS WHICH CAN CREATE PROBLEMS FOR CHIEF SECRETARY PUNJAB AND CHIEF MINISTER PUNJAB.HE DISMISSED A VERY HONEST TEACHER WHO HAD RECEIVED THREE TIME INCENTIVE ON THE BASIS OF BEST PERFORMANCE BUT HE HAS BEEN IGNORED BYSAID SECRETARY SCHOOLS WHEREBY HE FILED A COURT CASE IN PUNJAB SERVICES TRIBUNAL LAHORE.PST DIRECTED TO CHIEF SECRETARY PUNJAB TO DECIDE HIS MATTER.CHIEF SECRETARY PUNJAB SAW MERIT IN HIS CASE AND DECIDED THE MATTER IN HIS FAVOUR AND SUBMITTED HIS REPORT IN PST.PST DIRECTED THE SECRETARY SCHOOLS TO ARRANGE DPC AND MAKING PROMOTION ORDER BEFORE 26-10-11 but secretary education ordered to EDO Edu RAWALPINDI for his removal from service and the EDO Edu issued his removal order before his promotion.NOW he has been removed on false allegation .
NO SERVICE NO PROMOTION………….is this justice in Punjab Education Department.
Bhai tahan koi nahi sunta .punjab hakoomat waly so rahy hain.Aslam kamboh inka apna partner hy .yeh kaisy isky khalaf action ly sakty hain.
Nahi HAMZA SHEHBAZ NY PARHA TU ZAROOR ACTION LY GA KIONKY YEH BARHY SHARIFON SY ZARA MUKHTALIF HY>
Akhbar walon aur media ka allah hafiz hay yeh jis ko chahain jis kay sath mansoob kar datey hain.Dr Arshad Ka kasoor yeh hay kay wo na khud Corruption karta tha na kisi ko lafafa pesh karta tha. Honest parha kikha Insan(PhD) education main nahe chahiay.Jeji/fake teachers ki unions nay secretary school ko ghera hua hay.Riswat lay kar sub kaam ho ray hain.Ring Road ka school Commissioner nay nahi banwaya khusa ghareeb EDO Edu par kion k is mulik main CSP ko koi poch nahi sakta.Khadim e aala ney kitney CSP suspend kiay???. Is Mulik main Insaf nam ki cheez nahi.
Adnan Lodhi ko sharam se dhoob marna chahey. Ghalt Ilzaam Chor Unions k Kehney par ghalt khabrain lagata hay. Ab to Dr Arshad Exonerate ho gia. Sharam tum ko magar nahe ati.
Mr.Adnad Lodhi Ask Aslam Kamboh and his mafia people the following QUESTIONS and get Answers?
Kickback by Aslam Kamboh Secretary school Education through his special men in printing of textbooks and award of printing contracts to blue eyed contractors and posting of his own favorites as Chairman & Directors.
Directorate Staff Development (DSD) paradise of Corrupt practices of Mr.Aslam Kamboh.
Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) has been another outlet of earning for Mr.Aslam Kamboh where he has been sharing benefits with Raja Muhammad Anwer posted as Chairman by him.The public opinion all over is that millions of rupees were embezzled by ex-MD Dr.Allah Bakhsh Malik and the record has been broken by Raja Anwer backed by Mr.Kamboh as Secretary in the voucher scheme & teachers training for private schools and such other tasks.
Hundreds of officers like a Subject Specialist (Maths) on Study leave from R.Y Khan , A Subject Specialist (English) Jhang etc were promoted in exchange to heavy bribe through Mian Abdul Haq DPI(SE) Punjab under the shelter by Aslam Kamboh.
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