As many as 1,500 government officers on Thursday refused to perform duties assigned by concerned departments in the upcoming local bodies election in Faisalabad.
The district government has sought a complete report along with a list of employees from the department and has directed the authorities to launch an investigation into the matter.
The staffers belonging to Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO), agriculture, Sui gas, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and regional tax department showed discontentment over their given task.
According to sources, a case under Punjab Employees Efficiency Discipline and Accountability Act (PEEDA) would be filed against the officers for their refusal.
The PEEDA Act helps to launch proceedings against the employees in government and corporate service in relation to their efficiency, discipline and accountability. It also assists in improving the work efficiency and competency of the workers.
Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) personnel, while reviewing its earlier proposed schedule, decided to hold the first phase of local bodies (LB) polls in Punjab on October 31. The electoral exercise will be held in 12 districts of the Punjab.
Polling for the second phase will be arranged on November 19 this year in Khanewal, Sahiwal, Toba Tek Singh, Chiniot, Sargodha, Mianwali, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, M.B.Din, Attock and Jhelum districts.
Moreover, the third phase will commence on December 5 in Lyyah, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bhawalpur, Rajan Pur, Rahim yar Khan, Multan, Rawalpindi, Muzaffar Garh, Narowal, Jhang and Khoshab. Various religious parties had requested change in the date since Imam Hussain’s (RA) ‘Chehlum’ is going to be held on December 3.
