LAHORE: The Punjab government’s Services and General Administration Department has barred leaves for its officials holding key posts in their offices, a local media house reported.
This ban comes at a time when the government is about to complete its tenure, in order to make sure the officials are present on duty at all times. The ban had been imposed with immediate effect and no leave application would be processed until May 31.
According to media reports, key officials, including Secretary Agriculture Muhammad Mahmood, known for his days with the Nandipur Power Project, and Lahore Police Deputy Inspector General (Operations) Haider Ashraf, are already on leave.
Officials on Wednesday said the Services and General Administration Department have received leave applications from government officials and the number is feared to increase. However, they have been instructed to hold the fort in order to have all the tasks completed before the end of tenure.
They said the ban was linked to the tenure of the government so as to allow the caretaker setup decide its own course of action.
The Services and General Administration Department controls all field administrative posts including those of divisional commissioners, deputy commissioners, assistant commissioners, administrative secretaries and their team members including additional and deputy secretaries, section officers, heads and their administrative juniors in autonomous bodies, and senior level police officials.