Summary Khan saw KP govt's move as an attempt to undermine the DG's powers.
PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – Director General (DG) Ehtesaab Commission Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Lieutenant General (Retd) Hamid Khan on Wednesday resigned on a row over changes in law. Khan saw this as an attempt to amend and bend the laws supporting the Commission by KP’s Provincial government and will undermine the powers of the DG.
According to the now former DG of the Commission, he handed in his resignation when he learnt that those calling for ‘change in the system’ had moved against their own stance and were creating hurdles in the Commission’s way by amending laws for conducting impartial accountability investigations.
Chief Minister (CM) KP Pervaiz Khattak in a talk with Dunya News during the program ‘Dunya Kamran Khan Kay Sath’ denied that any limitations or cutbacks in the powers of the DG Ehtesaab Commission had been made.
Khattak stated that for a transparent investigation of cases, DG’s prior consultation with Commissioners has been made compulsory before lodging FIR’s and arrest of those allegedly convicted.
The Ehtesaab Commission has always been lauded by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan in the past for its neutrality in conducting accountability investigations.
Formed in 2014, the Commission has been involved in apprehending and sending to jail some high profile officials including former KP Minister Ziaullah Afridi for corruption of billions of rupees, political leaders and senior bureaucrats.
