Powerful lady ‘jumped’ to next grades violating rules
Thursday, 18 April 2013
ISLAMABAD: The Joint Executive Director and Chief Drug Control & Traditional Medicine Division of National Institute of Health, Dr Farnaz Malik is holding the post in clear violation of the laid down rules.
Documents available with The Spokesman have revealed that Dr Farnaz Malik was promoted as Chief DC &TMD (BPS-20) vide Ministry of Health vide Letter No. F.10-56/2005-E-II on September 2, 2005 and subsequent office order No. 980 dated 02-09-2005 while she did not meet the prescribed qualification of the post, that requires an MBBS degree-holder or equitant qualification recognised by PM&DC or BPharm, MSc 2nd class in pharmaceutical chemistry/ pharmaceutics/ pharmacology, Botany/ Postgraduate degree in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ Pharmaceutics/ Pharmacognosy/ or Pharmacology.
However, Dr Farnaz Malik is having M.Sc and post graduate degree in Organic Chemistry.
Her promotion in Grade-20, according to the documents, is also illegal as her promotion summery for BPS-20 was approved by the then minister of health by the Ministry of Health letter No. F.10-56/2005-E-II dated 02-09-2005. While as per Ministry of Health Notification No.F.4-3/2003-Est-II dated 31st October 2003, only Prime Minister was the competent authority to approve promotions for the post of BPS-20 and above while a minister or secretary is authorized only to promote the officers till grade 19.
Farnaz Malik is working as Federal Government Analyst for many years at DC&TMD, an appellate laboratory, without qualifying for the job requirements. The prescribed qualification for the post is degree in pharmacy or pharmaceutical chemistry or medicine as per “The Drugs (Federal Inspectors, Federal Drugs Laboratory and Federal Government Analyst) Rules 1976”.
She is the junior most but also working as Joint Executive Director (Administration and General) and Joint Executive Director (Tech & Coord) vide office order No. F.10-2(JED)/2011-Admn dated 07th February 2011. While as per the decision of Board of Governors meeting, the senior most Chief may function as JED (Technical & Coordination). Dr Farnaz Malik was promoted against the ‘resultant vacancy’ of Chief DC&TMD BS-20 on 1-09-2005 due to the deputation of its incumbent Dr Rehan A. Hafeez as National Programme Manager of the EPI until further orders. Currently she is junior than the other two permanent chiefs, i.e., chief of BPD and chief of Nutrition Division.
The document further revealed that she started her journey of promotions in NIH in 1990 by getting appointed as Senior Scientist Officer (Chemical Research) in BPS-18 through office order No 869 on May 17, 1990, but amazingly the post was not notified yet as per minutes of the Board of Governors Meeting held on August 2, 2005. It has also been learnt that she has been granted PhD allowances vide office order No.1536 dated September 5, 1990, while she has also been granted two advance increments on higher qualification vide office order No.302 on March 6, 1996. However there is no rule of granting double benefits on higher qualification.
As per office memorandum F.1(97)/R-3/85 dated 26th December 1985, “Those employees who have already benefited from the concession of advance increments will have the option either to retain the above benefit or to receive qualification allowances and have their pay re-fixed by excluding the advance increments allowed earlier”. However neither Dr Farnaz Malik, nor Dr Barjees Mazhar Kazi attended the calls when they were tried to contact to get their versions.
Documents available with The Spokesman have revealed that Dr Farnaz Malik was promoted as Chief DC &TMD (BPS-20) vide Ministry of Health vide Letter No. F.10-56/2005-E-II on September 2, 2005 and subsequent office order No. 980 dated 02-09-2005 while she did not meet the prescribed qualification of the post, that requires an MBBS degree-holder or equitant qualification recognised by PM&DC or BPharm, MSc 2nd class in pharmaceutical chemistry/ pharmaceutics/ pharmacology, Botany/ Postgraduate degree in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ Pharmaceutics/ Pharmacognosy/ or Pharmacology.
However, Dr Farnaz Malik is having M.Sc and post graduate degree in Organic Chemistry.
Her promotion in Grade-20, according to the documents, is also illegal as her promotion summery for BPS-20 was approved by the then minister of health by the Ministry of Health letter No. F.10-56/2005-E-II dated 02-09-2005. While as per Ministry of Health Notification No.F.4-3/2003-Est-II dated 31st October 2003, only Prime Minister was the competent authority to approve promotions for the post of BPS-20 and above while a minister or secretary is authorized only to promote the officers till grade 19.
Farnaz Malik is working as Federal Government Analyst for many years at DC&TMD, an appellate laboratory, without qualifying for the job requirements. The prescribed qualification for the post is degree in pharmacy or pharmaceutical chemistry or medicine as per “The Drugs (Federal Inspectors, Federal Drugs Laboratory and Federal Government Analyst) Rules 1976”.
She is the junior most but also working as Joint Executive Director (Administration and General) and Joint Executive Director (Tech & Coord) vide office order No. F.10-2(JED)/2011-Admn dated 07th February 2011. While as per the decision of Board of Governors meeting, the senior most Chief may function as JED (Technical & Coordination). Dr Farnaz Malik was promoted against the ‘resultant vacancy’ of Chief DC&TMD BS-20 on 1-09-2005 due to the deputation of its incumbent Dr Rehan A. Hafeez as National Programme Manager of the EPI until further orders. Currently she is junior than the other two permanent chiefs, i.e., chief of BPD and chief of Nutrition Division.
The document further revealed that she started her journey of promotions in NIH in 1990 by getting appointed as Senior Scientist Officer (Chemical Research) in BPS-18 through office order No 869 on May 17, 1990, but amazingly the post was not notified yet as per minutes of the Board of Governors Meeting held on August 2, 2005. It has also been learnt that she has been granted PhD allowances vide office order No.1536 dated September 5, 1990, while she has also been granted two advance increments on higher qualification vide office order No.302 on March 6, 1996. However there is no rule of granting double benefits on higher qualification.
As per office memorandum F.1(97)/R-3/85 dated 26th December 1985, “Those employees who have already benefited from the concession of advance increments will have the option either to retain the above benefit or to receive qualification allowances and have their pay re-fixed by excluding the advance increments allowed earlier”. However neither Dr Farnaz Malik, nor Dr Barjees Mazhar Kazi attended the calls when they were tried to contact to get their versions.
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