FAISALABAD: Three Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) officials -- an executive engineer (EXEN), a sub-divisional officer (SDO) and a line superintendent (LS) -- were suspended from service for their alleged negligence, resulting in the death of an employee.

The suspension orders of the three officials were issued by Fesco Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rasheed Aslam in the light of findings of a probe initiated following death of an assistant lineman, Sajid, who died on Tuesday when a pole fell on him during its removal.

The probe found that the three officials -- Nazimabad EXEN Mohammad Anwer, Samanabad SDO Hammad Ghaffar and LS (second) Kashif -- did not ensure suspension of power supply before removal of pole, resulting in AL’s death.

ARRESTED: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested a man booked on charges of misappropriating over Rs5 million of the Canteen Supply Department (CSD).

FIA Faisalabad Deputy Director Ali Imam Zaidi said a case had been registered against loader Fiaz Hussain of Moorani Shamali Darya Khan on Aug 11 under sections 109, 409, 420, 468, 471 of PPC and 5(2)47 of the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA).

He said the suspect in connivance with his brother Ijaz Husain, a shop manager at CSD Mianwali, misappropriated Rs5.4 million under different heads (daily cash sale, local purchase and stock) of the shop.

During investigation, he said the suspects had returned Rs1.9 million of the misappropriated amount. Ijaz Husain was still at large, Zaidi added.

INJURED: At least seven students sustained injuries on Wednesday when the van they were traveling by to their school plunged into a canal on Gato Road near Tandlianwala due to dense fog.

According to sources, 20 students were traveling by the van when due to dense fog the driver could not keep the vehicle on road and it fell into a shallow canal.

Locals and passersby rescued the students. Seven of them who were injured in the accident were shifted to Tandlianwala tehsil headquarters hospital, where they were said to be out of danger.

Published in Dawn January 5th, 2017