Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has issued directives to the officers to return vehicles of their previous departments within a week and he warned of stern legal action against them in case of non-compliance with the orders.
The CM took serious notice of the reports and inquiries that some senior officers, even after their transfer from one department to another, were still occupying the vehicles of their former departments.
He directed Chief Secretary Siddique Memon to take immediate steps in this regard. “This is unwarranted and cannot be tolerated. This practice must be brought to an end. Otherwise, criminal cases would be registered against the delinquent officers.”
He said the government had handed over vehicles to concerned officers according to their entitlement with the purpose to facilitate them in discharging their duties. “This is public property and it can be utilised only in the public interest. Misuse of official vehicles is dishonesty and shows lack of professionalism among the concerned officers,” he said.
Talking about the vehicles of S&GAD, Sindh Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority (STEVTA), police department, education, local government and local bodies and various other departments, provincial authorities and autonomous bodies of the provincial government, the chief minister urged the chief secretary to compile a computerised list of their vehicles along with the allottee/officer using it. “There are reports that some private people are using government vehicles. How it is possible that without any justification or authority they have been given government vehicles,” he wondered and added that a thorough inquiry into the matter must be conducted.
