By Wadood Mehsud
SOUTH WAZIRISTAN UPPER: Tribal elders in South Waziristan Upper have accused local government officials of overseeing unlawful salary deductions from municipal staff. They demanded the immediate transfer of the assistant director and a transparent inquiry into the alleged irregularities.
Speaking at a press conference at the Mehsud Press Club, Malik Nawab Sher, Malik Rahmatullah, Malik Karamat Ali, and Malik Gulistan said large-scale financial misconduct had undermined basic civic services in the district.
They said the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government had appointed 114 sanitation workers across 57 village councils, along with 55 village council secretaries and 55 Class-IV employees, bringing the total workforce to 224. Many, they claimed, were absent from duty but continued to receive full salaries.
The elders alleged that at least Rs15,000 was being deducted from each employee every month, amounting to around Rs3.36 million, collected illegally. Despite regular salary payments, sanitation conditions had worsened, with piles of garbage visible in many areas.
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