Zubair Qureshi
The 27th Meeting of the Forum of Pakistan Ombudsman (FPO) held on Tuesday in the Wafaqi Mohtasib Secretariat agreed to take concrete steps to create greater awareness among the public about their rights and obligations and the availability of the ombudsman institution for provision of speedy and inexpensive relief against administrative excesses by the governmental agencies.
Held with Dr Asif Mahmood Jah, Federal Tax Ombudsman/President FPO in chair the meeting was attended by Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi, Federal Ombudsman and President of AOA , Fauzia Viqar, Federal Ombudsman for Protection Against Harassment at Workplace, Muhammad Kamran Shehzad, Banking Ombudsman, Nazar Muhammad Baloch, Provincial Ombudsman Balochistan , Nabila Khan, Provincial Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment at Workplace Punjab, Rukhshanda Naz, Provincial Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment at Workplace, KPK and Noor Jahan Maingal, Ombudsperson for Protection Against Harassment at Workplace, Balochistan, while Syed Tahir Raza Secretary to Provincial Ombudsman Punjab participated on behalf of Ombudsman of Punjab. The FPO meeting coincided with the 40th anniversary celebrations of the establishment of the institution of Federal Ombudsman in Pakistan. The forum appreciated the Ombudsmanship had come of age in the country and the institution is working as an effective mechanism for providing speedy and inexpensive justice to the general public against maladministration by Government Agencies.
