PIA official ‘who stole millions’ arrested

[Edevelop]

ISLAMABAD: An official allegedly involved in the embezzlement of millions of rupees has been arrested, with the assistance of the top management of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). The official worked within the Procurement and Logistics department.

A statement issued by the prime minister’s office said the issue was brought to the notice of the management and law enforcement agencies subsequently arrested Deputy General Manager Procurement and Logistics Department Shahid Ejaz. He is accused of having embezzled millions of rupees during the procurement of spare parts for different aircraft.

The Procurement and Logistics department procures spare parts worth billions of rupees annually as the procurement volume stood at Rs6.74 billion in 2013.

Recently, on the directions of the Special Assistant to PM Shujaat Azeem, 338 officials and officers of PIA who forged their educational degrees were removed from service.

On Azeem’s request, Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt has released five officers to streamline the process of procurement and logistics in PIA. The team, brought in from the PAF, will be headed by an air commodore with experience in logistics, material management and inventory control. The team has previously managed the F-16 Logistics Management System and will implement automated real time inventory management in PIA.

Azeem has directed PIA management that spare parts shall be procured on merit with transparency and only through Original Equipment Manufacturers. Furthermore, enterprise resource planning is being implemented all across the organisation including the procurement function.

At the same time, the Technical Procurement will be separated from the overall logistics setup and attached to the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) setup. The move will put an end to past practices where aircraft spare parts were procured at higher rates and through fake companies.

Azeem has also taken notice of the fact that the Procurement and Logistics Department purchased Ground Power Units many years ago, which remain unused.

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[Edevelop]

PIA top management continues action against corrupt elements

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) top management in its continued endeavours to purge the corporation of corrupt elements has helped in arresting an officer allegedly involved in embezzlement of millions of rupees.
It was brought to the notice of top management of PIA that some officials of the Procurement and Logistics Department were involved in corruption which led to arrest of Shahid Ejaz, deputy general manager Procurement and Logistics Department by the law enforcement agencies.
The officer was accused of corruption of millions of rupees during the procurement of spare parts for different aircrafts, said a press release on Sunday. The Procurement and Logistics Department of the PIA procures spare parts worth billions of rupees annually as the procurement volume stood at Rs 6.74 billion in 2013.
In recent past on the directions of the Special Assistant to the PM Shujaat Azeem, 338 PIA officials holding fake educational degrees were shown the door. On the request of the Special Assistant to the PM, the Air Chief Marshal released his five best officers for streamlining the process of procurement and logistics in the PIA.
The team brought from the PAF on deputation to PIA Procurement and Logistics Department would be headed by Air Commodore Imran who has an experience of 28 years in logistics, material management and inventory control.
The team had been managing the F-16 Logistics Management System and would implement automated real time inventory management in the PIA. The Special Assistant to PM also directed that spares of aircraft should be procured on merit with transparency and only through Original Equipment Manufacturers. Furthermore, enterprise resource planning was being implemented all across the Airlines including the procurement function which required people who had the experience of such automation. At the same time, he has decided to separate the Technical Procurement Part of the overall Logistics setup from its current setup and attach it to the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) setup. The move would not only help transform MRO into an independent self-financing entity, turn the Procurement and Logistics Department automated but it would also put an end to the past practices where aircraft spare parts were procured at higher rates and through fake companies. The PIA top management is committed to achieve highest level of transparency at all levels in its affairs. Shujaat Azeem also took notice of the fact that the Procurement and Logistics Department purchased Ground Power Units (GPUs) of 110 volts many years back which were rotting in the stores. The Department did not even bother to return these GPUs to their vendors and get back the paid amount.

PIA top management continues action against corrupt elements

 

[Dubious]

When is it the turn of the ministry?

We have unpar jahil with fake degree in every step of the ladder!

 

[Cheetah786]

Cb4 fair enough they caught him .My question to you is where is our money. he and others stole and what punishment if any can be expected from corrupt courts as just recently ex CJ son who is know to be. Thief was given the job by PMLN government in Baluchistan. So what is it removing previous government appointed thieves and installing new ones.