ISLAMABAD, President Dr Arif Alvi on Sunday rejected a representation of Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) against its employee, who had been asking for a monthly welfare grant for his mentally-disabled son.<\/p>\n
The President termed it a \u201cvery irresponsible attitude\u201d on part of the FESCO for delaying the case of the complainant father who had been seeking due rights for his disabled child.<\/p>\n
\u201cInstead of trying to solve the issue, the matter is being delayed on this or that pretext,\u201d the President wrote in his order and stressed that \u201cthe society, especially the government agencies must show compassion for deprived segments of society\u201d.<\/p>\n
Riaz Hussain, a retired employee of FESCO had applied a number of times to his department for the monthly welfare grant in respect of his mentally-disabled son, which was admissible to him, however no relief was extended to him.<\/p>\n
Feeling aggrieved, he approached the Wafaqi Mohtasib that passed the order dated 24.08.2020 stating that \u201cthe complainant was advised to provide requisite documents to the Agency for his redressal, moreover, the representative of the Agency informed that the grievance of the complainant would be redressed within 30 days subject to provision of requisite documents\u201d.<\/p>\n
Instead of fulfilling its obligation to provide relief to the complainant, FESCO filed a representation with the President assailing the order of the Wafaqi Mohtasib dated 26.11.2020\/24.08.2020.<\/p>\n
The President, in his decision, pointed out that the \u201cmaladministration\u201d of FESCO had been established in view of the Agency\u2019s undertaking to provide relief to the complainant and yet not providing redressal to the complainant.<\/p>\n
The Wafaqi Mohtasib also rejected the review petition of FESCO on the grounds that \u201cFrom the scrutiny of record and discussion with both the parties, it was revealed that the complainant deserve relief as recommended by the concerned medical board, and the doctors of Punjab Government also certified that complainant\u2019s son was suffering since birth\u201d.<\/p>\n
The FESCO later filed a representation with the President of Pakistan which he rejected on being \u201cincompetent\u201d and also time-barred.<\/p>\n
President Alvi in his written order expressing disappointment over the mishandling of the case said the \u201cburden of the complainant\u2019s mentally-disabled son should have been picked up easily and in a forthright manner\u201d.<\/p>\n
He emphasized that it was an overall responsibility of the nation to be sensitive towards the sufferings of weak segments of the society.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe as a nation become weak ourselves, if we do not care for the weak within our body polity\u201d, he wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD, President Dr Arif Alvi on Sunday rejected a representation of Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) against its employee, who had been asking for a monthly welfare grant for his mentally-disabled son. The President termed it a \u201cvery irresponsible attitude\u201d on part of the FESCO […]<\/p>\n
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