ISLAMABAD, June 1: Dr Shahnaz A. Riaz, who was repatriated as Director General (DG) Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) by Supreme Court on Thursday, spent a whole day on Friday running from pillar to post in a bid to get her notification issued from Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) to the same effect but failed, it has been learnt.

Being disappointed, she went to the FDE where officials received her warmly but, to her utter surprise, informed her that former DG Atif Kayani – whose service was discontinued on orders of the Supreme Court (SC) – was already occupying her office.

On this, the newly appointed DG preferred to have informal meetings with the directors and other officers and returned home, Dawn has learnt.

According to sources, on Friday morning Dr Shahnaz A. Riaz tried hard to have a meeting with the Secretary CADD Imtiaz Inayat Elahi but failed to get an appointment from him.

Later when she went to her office in Sector G-9/1, the whole staff received her warmly in the capacity of the new DG as they were sure that after orders of the SC, she would be reinstated.

However, when she intended to go into her office, officials of the FDE informed her that Atif Kayani was already in there and he had been regularly coming there since his removal.

On the other hand, Joint Secretary CADD Noor Zaman who was supposed to issue the notification of Dr Shahnaz as the new DG FDE spent the whole day in his office and in the evening left for his residence without issuing any.

Dr Shahnaz while taking to Dawn confirmed that she had been told that former DG Atif Kayani used to visit the FDE and was still working as its “unannounced DG”. Although the CADD had discontinued his service as director general, he was also allegedly using the vehicle meant for the DG, she wondered.

“After orders of repatriation issued by the SC in my case, notification of the CADD was not required but I still wanted to have a meeting with Secretary Imtiaz Inayat Elahi, before formally starting my work,” she explained and added that she was time and again informed by the staff of the Secretary’s office that he had gone to attend an important meeting and was not available.