In a crackdown against corruption and corrupt officials, the Local Government department on Wednesday suspended and sent five officials on forced retirement on charges of corruption.The officials were removed as part of efforts to wipe out corruption from the department as advised by Minister for Local Government Shahram Khan Tarakai.
The department also recovered Rs 11 million from the corruption officials, an official communiqué issued here said adding that two clerks of TMA Katlang were removed from services over misappropriation in property tax and Rs 3 million was recovered from them.
Similarly, Rs 8 million was recovered from Account Officer, Assistant Account Officer and Account of TMA Mardan and the three officers were suspended by Local Council Board.
Meanwhile, the Local Government department cancelled tender in purchase of sewing machines by TMA Shabqadar over reported corruption and started inquiry against TMO and engineer.
The Local Government blacklisted as many as 32 contractors in Dir Lower and cancelled all the tenders issued them. It said that as per the directives of Minister Shahram Khan Tarakai the drive against corruption would continue and corrupt elements would be dealt strictly.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2019
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