Official removed for harassment

Published
0

LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan on Thursday approved removal from service of an official of the Punjab Judicial Academy on charges of causing sexual harassment and life threats to a female colleague.

A statement issued by the LHC said the chief justice, being chairperson of the judicial academy, issued termination orders of Assistant Farman Ali after a detailed inquiry and departmental proceedings.

The assistant was also charged with committing professional misconduct.

Published in Dawn, February 26th, 2021

Opinion

Editorial

Equal citizens
11 Aug, 2026

Equal citizens

AUG 11 occupies a special place in our history because it was on this day in 1947 that Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali...
Tel Aviv’s subterfuge
11 Aug, 2026

Tel Aviv’s subterfuge

THE Gaza peace plan championed by US President Donald Trump and his Board of Peace has encountered major turbulence,...
Abandoned after floods
11 Aug, 2026

Abandoned after floods

THREE years after the 2022 floods submerged a third of Pakistan, more than 134,000 verified affected families in...
Genuine governance
Updated 10 Aug, 2026

Genuine governance

ON the surface, the Punjab cabinet’s decision to allocate funds for local government elections is a welcome step...
Failed by the state
10 Aug, 2026

Failed by the state

THE 1,914 cases of child abuse across Pakistan in the first six months of 2026 should spark outrage. The figure ...
HIV crisis
10 Aug, 2026

HIV crisis

PAKISTAN’s presence among countries with the fastest-growing HIV epidemic in Asia is a matter of shame. Globally,...