Prime Minister Imran Khan’s former focal person on polio Babar bin Atta misused his authority after which the PM ordered him to resign, it was revealed on Saturday.
According to media reports, the Khyber Pakhtunhwa chief secretary submitted a plethora of complaints against Atta to PM Imran after which the latter directed him to resign within 12 hours. He was told that if he did not resign then he would be dismissed from the post.
Sources revealed that baseless reports were compiled in polio cases and Atta neglected Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan in this regard.
Atta used the anti-polio programme for his personal gains. He pressurised authorities for appointment of DHOs of his own will. He hired a social media team by violating merit and appointed his close friends in the highly-paid team.
He appointed director communication in anti polio program illegally and lobbied with international donors for personal gains. On failure to elicit favours, Atta held the donors responsible for increasing polio cases in the country.