CHITRAL: Lower Chitral deputy commissioner Mohammad Imran Khan has surrendered the services of additional deputy commissioner (relief) Ubaidullah and the executive engineer of the communication and works department to the provincial government over their inefficiency during the heavy snowfall in the area that caused widespread disruption to life.

Sources told Dawn that in a letter written to the relevant authorities, the deputy commissioner complained that in the wake of the incessant snowfall for three days starting from March 1, which blocked roads, disrupted power supply, landline telephone and internet services, the officers concerned were tasked with restoring the communication infrastructure in specified geographical areas.

However, the letter added that the officers utterly failed to discharge their assigned duties, as a result of which, the public suffered tremendously, and it also created a bad impression about the local administration’s performance.

In the face of their inefficiency, the deputy commissioner said, the services of the officers were no more required in the district.

Published in Dawn, March 9th, 2024