LDA workers punished

LAHORE

In line with the direction of LDA Director General Nabeel Javed for adopting zero tolerance against negligent officials, nine LDA employees have been awarded major and minor penalties under PEEDA Act 2006, pursuant to their suspension early this month. 

The LDA officials said additional director general (HQ) has awarded major penalty of ‘forfeiture of past one year service upon Salman Raza and Tayyab Ali, Assistant Directors Town Planning, Muhammad Amin, staff officer, Hafeez Ahmad, Nasim Iqbal, Syed Mehtab Ali and Zahur Ud Din, senior clerks. Major penalty of ‘forfeiture of last three years service has been imposed upon Muhammad Azam Javaid, sub-engineers (survey), while minor penalty of withholding of promotion for two years has been imposed upon Naveed Yousaf, sub-engineers (survey).  Director General Nabeel Javed has warned of strict action against the officials involved in using delaying tactics and putting irrelevant objections on applications filed by people.