AJK officer suspended for ‘misconduct’

The Newspaper's Staff Correspondent Published October 13, 2026 Updated October 13, 2026 07:01am

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MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government on Monday suspended a BPS-20 officer for allegedly misbehaving with a senior government official during a meeting of the AJK Secretaries Selection Board.

According to a notification, a member of the AJK Administrative Service serving as director general of Civil Defence was suspended on charges of misconduct under the AJK Civil Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1977.

Disciplinary proceedings have also been initiated against him.

Published in Dawn, October 13th, 2026

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