DG FIA Waseem Ahmed resigns
Published: April 6, 2011
The Director General (DG) for the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) sent his resignation to Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Wednesday. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
Islamabad:
The Director General (DG) for the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) sent his resignation to Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Wednesday.
The government has appointed IG Balochistan Malik Iqbal in his place.
In his resignation letter to Gilani , Waseem Ahmed has written that he has resigned as the director general of the Federal Investigation Agency in the larger national interest of the country.
The appointment of the DG FIA had recently been mired in controversy as the Supreme Court had instructed the federal government to terminate the contract of the incumbent director-general of the FIA. The government, however, had urged the apex court in response to keep Waseem Ahmed in office keeping in the view the current situation of the country.
Last month, the Supreme Court shot down all of the reasons given from the federation to keep the incumbent director general of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) after the government had once again refused to revoke the contract of FIA chief Waseem Ahmed despite the Supreme Courts ruling that his reappointment is a violation of Section 14 of the Civil Servants Act of 1973. Waseem Ahmad was given an extension by the government on the grounds that it was important for him to preside over anti-corruption cases which had progressed to an advanced stage of investigation to maintain continuity. The chief justice had earlier ruled that the decision to retain the FIA chief was discriminatory considering the fact that the services of other police officers reemployed on contract had been terminated.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/144164/dg-fia-resigns/
Published: April 6, 2011
The Director General (DG) for the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) sent his resignation to Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Wednesday. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
Islamabad:
The Director General (DG) for the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) sent his resignation to Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Wednesday.
The government has appointed IG Balochistan Malik Iqbal in his place.
In his resignation letter to Gilani , Waseem Ahmed has written that he has resigned as the director general of the Federal Investigation Agency in the larger national interest of the country.
The appointment of the DG FIA had recently been mired in controversy as the Supreme Court had instructed the federal government to terminate the contract of the incumbent director-general of the FIA. The government, however, had urged the apex court in response to keep Waseem Ahmed in office keeping in the view the current situation of the country.
Last month, the Supreme Court shot down all of the reasons given from the federation to keep the incumbent director general of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) after the government had once again refused to revoke the contract of FIA chief Waseem Ahmed despite the Supreme Courts ruling that his reappointment is a violation of Section 14 of the Civil Servants Act of 1973. Waseem Ahmad was given an extension by the government on the grounds that it was important for him to preside over anti-corruption cases which had progressed to an advanced stage of investigation to maintain continuity. The chief justice had earlier ruled that the decision to retain the FIA chief was discriminatory considering the fact that the services of other police officers reemployed on contract had been terminated.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/144164/dg-fia-resigns/
