Sindh Food Minister acts against officials over wheat scams

KARACHI  –  Provincial Minister for Food Sindh Makhdoom Mehboob Uz Zaman has taken disciplinary action against officers and officials of the Food Department in cases involving the misappropriation of government wheat stocks, illegal distribution of bardana (wheat gunny bags), negligence and administrative lapses. The penalties include dis­missal and removal from service, compulsory retirement, reduction to a lower post and withholding of an annual increment. Abdul Sat­tar Memon, the then District Food Controller (DFC), Tharparkar, has been awarded the major penalty of compulsory retirement from service for failing to ensure proper supervision and exercise effective administrative control over his subordinates, particularly Krishan Lal, Food Supervisor and In-charge of PRC Mithi. Krishan Lal, Food Supervisor and In-charge of PRC Mithi, District Tharparkar, was found involved in the misappropri­ation of government wheat stocks and has been dismissed from ser­vice. His case will also be referred to the Anti-Corruption Establish­ment for further criminal proceed­ings and recovery of public funds.

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Arif Hussain Abro, Food Inspec­tor and In-charge of PRC Badeh, District Larkana, was also found involved in the misappropriation of government wheat stocks and has been awarded the major penalty of removal from service. Talib Hussain Channa, Food Supervisor, was found involved in the illegal distribution of bardana and has been awarded the major penalty of dismissal from ser­vice. His case will also be referred to the Anti-Corruption Establish­ment for further investigation and recovery of the losses caused to the government. Ghulam Farooq Kaleri, Assistant Food Controller (AFC), was found involved in the misap­propriation of government wheat stocks and has been awarded the major penalty of compulsory re­tirement from government service.

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Abdul Jabbar Memon, Assistant Food Controller, District Badin, was found involved in the misap­propriation of government wheat stocks and has been penalised with reduction to the lower post of Food Grain Inspector (FGI), for a period of three years.

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