ISLAMABAD: National Testing Service (NTS) acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Sherzada Khan has been sacked by the government and placed under an inquiry for allegations of misuse of authority, resources and incompetence, following a letter to the NTS Board of Directors chief from Minister of State for Science and Technology Mir Dostain Khan Domki.
The NTS is facing multiple investigations by the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA), Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) after a questionnaire of the pre-admission test was leaked on October 21 in Sindh, just a day before the examination.
In his letter sent to the NTS board’s chairman Dr Raheel Qamar on Thursday, State Minister Domki said that recent reports in the media and complaints against the testing authority had earned a bad name for the institution.
The minister instructed the BoD chairman to form a probe committee to look into the issue and ‘immediately dispense’ the services of Dr Khan as ‘precautionary measures’ until the inquiry was completed.
“This sorry state of affairs calls for immediate steps by the BoD to launch an inquiry into the issues and matters of NTS being looked after on acting charge basis by present CEO of NTS-Pakistan,” read the letter.
The minister also instructed to expand the scope of the inquiry to former CEOs, ex-chairman BoD and position holders (board of directors) among other officials concerned, adding that the inquiry report must be presented within a month’s time.
The letter came to fore a day after a customs court in Rawalpindi summoned six NTS officials including Sherzada Khan in a case pertaining to money-laundering and tax evasion of over two billion rupees.
M Nts Pe CP rigister krne wala ho. Aur m is pe harjana b lagaonga ku k inho ne meri test silp jari nahe ki. Jb mene inko call ki to inho ne kaha k apka record hme mosool nahe howa. Jb me courier office gya to unho ne. Saboot dya k 16 oct pe apne dya aur hm ne 18 oct ko nts ko pohchaya h. Kal sunday ko yani 19 nov ko provincial Ombudsman ki test h.
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