A private news channel has reported massive misuse of human resources and transport by a senior bureaucrat in Lahore who is not on active duty. According to the news report, the former Chief Secretary of Punjab has been allowed to keep four vehicles and more than a dozen attendants paid from the government exchequer, including drivers, cooks, gardeners, sweepers etc., at his official residence.
The news channel has also reported that the OSD has received Rs 300,000 on account of medical treatment during three months.
I have not seen any senior bureaucrat in Islamabad who can accommodate 14 attendants at his residence but Government Officers Residences in Lahore can accommodate battalions of servants and attendants. This should serve as a wakeup call to the Punjab Chief Ministers and he should practically implement his plan to shift bureaucrats to smaller residences.
This is only tip of the iceberg of misuse of authority by the corrupt bureaucracy in Pakistan.
ASGHAR MAHMOOD
Islamabad
