Sindh: Official penalised for pointing out corruption

KARACHI: Complainant of two NAB references regarding corruption of millions of rupees, a female officer of grade 19 of Sindh government Information Department, Zeenat Jahan, transferred from Karachi to Sukkur without any solid reason and violating the settled policy regarding female officers.

Two NAB references are under proceedings at Accountability Court, Karachi on the complaint of said female officer against some officials. Zeenat Jahan is the only female officer in 50-year history of the department who was transferred out of head office without her consent.

Earlier, Sindh government withdrew two police guards of Zeenat Jahan given to her on NAB directions. In her letters addressed to Chief Justice of Pakistan and Sindh chief secretary, Zeenat Jahan complained about the role of some officials who, according to her, tried to compel her to obey the illegal orders.

Both complaints of Zeenat Jahan against corruption of Rs5.76 billion and Rs23.5 million were converted into NAB references and are pending before NAB court Karachi where officials are facing the trail and on protective bail.

Zeenat Jahan told this reporter that she was performing his duties with honesty and never obeyed the illegal orders of seniors and had also filed complaints with NAB regarding corruption in the department.

Zeenat Jahan added that she was under pressure by some senior officer who were compelling her to withdraw her complaints from NAB but she refused. “No female officer or employee can be transferred to out station without her consent according to rules but she was transferred to Sukkur,” she said and added that she was approaching Sindh High Court and filing petition against this injustice.” 

Provincial Information Minister Syed Nasir Shah in his brief response to media regarding the issue of Zeenat Jahan said that a show-cause notice had been issued to her. He said the department had transferred many other officers including Zeenat.