CDA seeks explanation from its officers for not concluding pending inquiries.

Islamabad -- after getting pending details of assets for many years from its 900 officers in just six months, now the member administration of the Capital development authority amir abbas has issued explanation letters to about 100 inquiry officers for not concluding the assigned probes in given time-frame. The explanations were sought from those officers who were made part of different inquiry committees by the authority but they failed to conclude the inquiries in given time-frame. Though, the pendency of inquiries is an ongoing process, as when inquiries are concluded, new probes are initiated as well. However, the situation in the civic authority was quite different, where several dozen high profile inquiries were pending from last many years. most of the time, it was considered that the inquiries are initiated just to drag the cases as they remain incomplete for long period of time but now the administration has decided to speed up the process. The explanations of about a hundred inquiry officers have been called on the directions of the member administration amir abbas, who is known for his strictness and straightforwardness in official matters. 'Chairman Cda has taken serious notice of such delay in submission of inquiry report and desired to serve upon all such inquiry officers/ committee a 'Final Notice' for completing the inquiry and submit the same within a time period of seven days positively,' the explanation letters conveyed. it was warned in the letters that the non-observance of specified timeline for completion of inquiry proceedings is tantamount to non-compliance with the lawful orders under clause 8.03 (d) of Cda Employees (service) Regulations, 1992. The said clause provides ground for imposing penalty upon an officer who is guilty of non-compliance with the lawful orders including observance of timeline specified for any official assignment including assignment to conclude inquiry proceedings within specified time as chairman/ member of inquiry committee. it is conveyed further to the inquiry officers to submit the reports in one week otherwise penalty would be imposed upon them under aforementioned section. sources told that the explanations have sensitised the...