ISLAMABAD: Federal ombudsman Salman Farooqi is set to complete his term on Tuesday (today), however, it is not clear who will be replacing him since no actual summary has been submitted to the prime minister as yet.
An official in the Wafaqi Mohtasib said that as per law, Farooqi will probably have to continue as federal ombudsman until his replacement is announced which is expected to take 4-5 months.
According to the official, the contract of a majority of advisers to the federal ombudsman would also be coming to an end in March, the fate of whom lies in the hands of the new ombudsman who would decide whether to extend their contracts or not.
The official also said that powerful judges of the apex and high courts and bureaucrats, close to PML-N, are jockeying for this position.
The office of Federal Ombudsman of Pakistan was created under the Establishment of the Office of Wafaqi Mohtasib (Ombudsman) Order, 1983. The purpose was to diagnose, investigate, redress and rectify any injustice done to a person through the maladministration of a government agency.
Farooqui assumed charge of his office four years ago. He not only cleared the backlog of almost 75,000 cases within six months but under his tenure, the number of complaints increased to 70,000 per year which further rose up to 94,000 this year. He also introduced a swift complaint mechanism in which cases were decided within 15 days. He decided 324,000 cases in a period of three years.
The masses do not ever considered Salman Farooqi a nob-biased Ambudsman He was never fit for the job given to him
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