An ongoing land dispute between Jawad Malik, the nephew of Federal Minister for Privatization Muhammad Mian Soomro and Murad Akbar, brother of Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Accountability Shahzad Akbar has resulted in the transfers of at least three officers of the revenue department and police.
The tussle originally stems from claims made by a local landowner, who accused Murad Akbar, of illegally occupying his land in Rawalpindi's Mandra area near the Grand Trunk Road.
Official notifications appear to show that at least two top civil officers of the revenue department have so far been shuffled or let go due to alleged misuse of authority owing to the high-level power struggle between the two top members of the federal cabinet.
The civil servants include former Rawalpindi Deputy Commissioner Sardar Saifullah Khan Dogar and ex-Additional Deputy Commissioner for revenue Rizwan Qadeer. An assistant superintendent of police (ASP) in Gujjar Khan has also been transferred due to the dispute.
According to the sources, SAPM Akbar also summoned the Rawalpindi commissioner and deputy commissioner to the Prime Minister's Office and severely reprimanded both before they were transferred.
The tussle originally stems from claims made by a local landowner, who accused Murad Akbar, of illegally occupying his land in Rawalpindi's Mandra area near the Grand Trunk Road.
Official notifications appear to show that at least two top civil officers of the revenue department have so far been shuffled or let go due to alleged misuse of authority owing to the high-level power struggle between the two top members of the federal cabinet.
The civil servants include former Rawalpindi Deputy Commissioner Sardar Saifullah Khan Dogar and ex-Additional Deputy Commissioner for revenue Rizwan Qadeer. An assistant superintendent of police (ASP) in Gujjar Khan has also been transferred due to the dispute.
According to the sources, SAPM Akbar also summoned the Rawalpindi commissioner and deputy commissioner to the Prime Minister's Office and severely reprimanded both before they were transferred.