The agriculture department has issued 28 suspensions.
A total of 28 officers and staff members of the Sindh Agriculture Department have been suspended from service for absenteeism, mismanagement, and inadequate performance. The Secretary of Agriculture, Sohail Ahmed Qureshi, implemented punitive actions following unannounced inspections of offices in various districts, according to a statement from the department’s spokesperson on Monday.
Four deputy directors located in Hyderabad, Thatta, and Tando Allahyar, along with field assistants, junior clerks, sub-engineers, water management officers, and assistant directors, have been suspended. Simultaneously, the Secretary visited the department’s office in Makli, Thatta district, only to discover it padlocked, much to his dismay.
The subordinate staff outside the office informed Qureshi that the officers visited their offices merely once or twice a month. The secretary issued show cause notices to the absent employees and suspended engineer Pervez Shaikh, head clerk Ghulam Rasool Sheedi, and computer operator Mithu Diawan.
Qureshi observed that costly machinery and components were absent from the office’s storeroom, for which the three suspended officials were accountable.
