ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry has appointed the daughter of a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) official in the Foreign Affairs Ministry’s law division in violation of laws regarding recruitment, a source told Daily Times.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Nafees Zakaria confirmed that Barrister Aliya Rashid, daughter of Nargis Rashid, had been inducted in
the ministry bu
t there is no financial matter involved.
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B Director General (DG) Nargis Rashid has allegedly got her daughter inducted by using her powers, the source confirmed.
NAB is probing senior hierarchy of the Foreign Ministry on corruption charges in illustrious National Bank Bangladesh branch scam involving more than Rs 25 billion and illegal allotment of a plot to a private school.
A few days Nargis Rashid had visited
the ministry to address a group of officers and delivered a mind blowing lecture on corruption. She also advised the officers to abstain from committing wrong practices as anti-corruption body is too active to take action against the persons who fou
nd guilty of any wrong practice.
Before leaving the Foreign Office, she asked Aizaz Chaudhry to induct her daughter in
the ministry. In order to please her Chaudhry directed h
is subordinate to adjust the NAB DG’s daughter as soon as possible. The next day Nargis Rashid’s daughter started working for
the ministry.
When contacted Foreign Office spokesman Nafees Zakaria, he said Aliya has been hired as an “internee”. He said a number of other individuals are also working in
the ministry as internees.
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