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FAISALABAD, July 14: The Tehsil Municipal Administration (City) has reportedly failed to disburse salaries for the month of June to its employees for paucity of funds. TMA sources revealed that after the dissolution of local bodies, the government deputed senior bureaucrats as caretakers to run the affairs of local councils. Owing to a strict financial policy, they said the TMA (City) caretaker was avoiding to sign cheques of different projects and official expenditures.
Similarly, they said the provincial government had stopped the payment of funds to local councils adding that caretakers had no right to spend or allocate funds for different purposes.
Funds for salaries of TMA (City) employees had not been released by higher authorities for the last couple of weeks.
They further said that TMA employees had been facing varied problems on account of non-payment of their salaries.
When contacted, TMA’s finance section officials confirmed that no funds had so far been received for the disbursement of salaries to employees.
TMA employees have urged the Punjab chief minister to take stock of the situation and direct local council officials to pay their salaries immediately.
DIRECTED: DCO Athar Husain Khan has directed district heads of different departments to make arrangements for vaccination, setting up of relief camps, provision of medicines, precautionary measures and fodder for animals in areas along with the river banks to meet any emergency at the time of flood.
After inspecting arrangements made in connection with the flood situation, the DCO directed the irrigation and police officials to ensure patrolling along both banks of the canal passing through areas near the river.
He further directed officers to perform the flood duty with responsibility and warned stern action against officials in case of any negligence.
AXED TO DEATH: A boy was axed to death by his friend over a minor issue at Chak 152-RB in Chak Jhumra area on Thursday.
Atif Ahmed attacked his friend Zahid Abbas on suspicion of stealing a tape recorder from his house. He died on the spot.
Police have registered a case against the accused and are investigating.
