Wasa dismisses driver, clerk already suspended

Key Points:

Wasa Faisalabad has dismissed driver Taimoor from service for assaulting a shopkeeper.
Taimoor, a permanent workman, drove for senior clerk Mian Maqsood Ahmad.
Maqsood Ahmad, also a price control magistrate, already stands suspended.
Departmental proceedings have started under the PEEDA Act 2006.

FAISALABAD: Wasa Faisalabad on Thursday dismissed one of its drivers from service for assaulting a shopkeeper.

A Wasa handout identifies the dismissed driver as Taimoor, a permanent workman who drove for senior clerk Mian Maqsood Ahmad.

ARY News reported the assault took place at an LPG shop on Satiana Road.

CCTV footage shows a man striking the shopkeeper inside the LPG shop

According to the handout, Maqsood Ahmad, who also worked as a price control magistrate, already stands suspended and holds no post at Wasa at present.

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Wasa has also started departmental proceedings in the matter under the Punjab Employees Efficiency, Discipline and Accountability Act 2006 (PEEDA Act). Under section 4 of the Act, dismissal from service is a major penalty and disqualifies the employee from future government employment.

Wasa said misbehaviour with citizens, misuse of authority and any illegal act would not be tolerated. The administration said action in such matters would follow departmental rules without discrimination.

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