LAHORE:Muhammad Masood Mukhtar, Secretary of Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Punjab, has imposed various penalties on several employees and dismissed a Junior Computer Operator from service following a review of an inquiry report and relevant records under the Punjab Employees Efficiency, Discipline and Accountability (PEDA) Act, 2006.
The departmental inquiry revealed that fake and tampered documents had been used in vehicle registration and identified irregularities involving unauthorized approvals that resulted in the non-collection of government taxes.
Nazim Asad, a retired Motor Registration Authority (MRA) and Excise and Taxation Officer (ETO), was penalized with a 10 percent deduction from his pension for his role in the non-collection of government taxes through unauthorised approvals.
Inspector Muhammad Farooq, Inspector Qurrat-ul-Ain Munawar and Fahad Hussain were each penalized with the forfeiture of two years of service.
Meanwhile, Junior Computer Operator Idrees was dismissed from service as a result of the departmental proceedings, while Zamir-ul-Hassan was issued a reprimand following the recovery of outstanding dues.
Deputy Director and former ETO Muhammad Aslam was exonerated after the recovery of the relevant amounts. Former ETO Muhammad Ijaz Aslam was also exonerated following the recovery of dues related to the unauthorized approvals under investigation.