Pakistan: Punjab CM’s aide faces criticism for lashing out at young officer

Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, particular Assistant to leading Minister on I & B photo credit: presented

Islamabad: Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, particular Assistant to Chief Minister of Punjab on information & culture, is dealing with criticism on social media in addition to in the ranks of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for bullying a young officer right through her contemporary visit to Sialkot to check up on a Ramadan discount Bazaar.

all the way through the consult with, Dr Firdous cited to the Assistant Commissioner (AC) of Sialkot Sonia Sadaf concerning the 'low' satisfactory of fruit being offered through the vendors there.

The younger officer explained to her that the hot climate was a cause of this. furthermore, the fruit dropped at the cut price bazaar changed into not always of the very best quality.

A video clip confirmed that the manager Minister's particular assistant interestingly didn't just like the officer's reply and insisted the Bazaar and the arrangements were no longer up to speed.

The assistant commissioner then asked Dr Firdous to quiet down and requested her now not to create a scene as a crowd had began gathering there, which amounted to violation of COVID-19 SOPs.

This additional angered Dr Firdous, who allegedly abused the woman officer. The officer then left the scene.

The video of the verbal conflict went viral on social media and a big number of the netizens raised their voice against the behaviour of the special assistant.

Fazil Bukhari in his tweet referred to Sonia Sadaf was a sleek and ready officer. "She is a courageous woman and satisfaction of the 46tth standard," pointed out Bukhari in his tweet.

however there are also some voices that spoke in Firdous Ashiq Awan's support. Waseem Mughal in his tweet accepted her conduct asserting, "this is the language americans residing in AC rooms remember."

Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, after concluding her visit in a video message noted she would document to the executive Minister of Punjab the poor preparations at the Ramadan bargain Bazaar. "It looks the officers listed here are engaged on an agenda to sabotage people's self belief within the PTI executive," she said.

Assistant commissioner reacts to accusations

Assistant Commissioner Sonia Sadaf also recorded a video message and explained according to the allegations of Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan that it become because of sizzling climate. "She could have expressed her views calmly and if some fruit turned into rotten that changed into because of heat and human error," she pointed out.

Chief Minister orders inquiry

Chief Minister of Punjab Usman Buzdar whereas taking be aware of the incident has summoned Punjab Chief Secretary (CS) Jawwad Rafique Malik and Firdous Ashiq Awan and ordered an entire inquiry into the incident. The CS has additionally conveyed to the chief Minister the concerns of the province's officers over the behaviour and alleged abusive phrases used through Firdous Ashiq Awan.