Abbottabad: Abbottabad Institute of Teaching Quran Orphanage was cleared of all charges after an inquiry.
The orphanage’s executive body was suspended in October after a viral video went viral alleging mismanagement. However, the investigative committee’s findings exonerated the organization, and the executive body was now seeking immediate rehabilitation.
The current situation is placing an unnecessary burden on the orphanage, affecting its ability to provide essential services to those in need. Established in 1940, the orphanage has a long-standing reputation for providing vital services to the community. Its executive body urged the authorities to allow them to resume managing the institution.
In a letter written to the Institute for Social Welfare (a copy of which is with The News), Sajid Awan, former chairman and member of the general body of the Institute for Teaching Al-Qur’an, said that the institution is providing uninterrupted services.
Since 1940
“After the formation of Pakistan, it was registered with the Social Welfare Department under the Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies (Registration and Control) Ordinance, 1961,” he pointed out in the letter.
He said that the director of the social welfare department has suspended the governing body of the institution without an inquiry based only on the baseless allegations made in the viral video.
Sajid Awan argued that the order issued under Section 9(1) and (2) of the Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies (Registration and Control) Ordinance, 1961 appears to contradict the procedural standards established by the authority itself.
He said that parallel to the order of the Registration Authority, another notification was issued by the Secretary to the Commissioner of Hazara Division bearing No. 1/25/CHD/Secy/GB/6166-74 dated October 23, 2024.
Sajid Awan said a three-member audit/inquiry committee had been constituted, and its TORs committee had to submit its findings with recommendations within seven working days.
“Though under ethical obligations, we comply with the orders, but unfortunately it took a month and a half to complete the financial inquiry.” Sajid Awan was of the view that the said audit/inquiry was not lawful within the framework of the Auditor General. Pakistan KP, character wise.
He said that the local district account office is authorized or empowered to conduct audit/inquiry of any private entity without prior permission from AGPR in any way.
Saeed Akhtar Advocate, legal advisor of the orphanage when contacted said that they have issued a legal notice to Allied Bank for illegally changing the signatories of the orphanage’s bank account. He said that the local administration had recommended the government officials to operate the bank account which he said was illegal and illegal.
Another member of the orphanage, Professor Shafiur Rehman, termed the sealing and de-sealing of the orphanage office as unethical and illegal, and expressed concern over the non-payment of salaries to the staff of the orphanage for the last three months, apart from the utility. what is Bill. The Social Welfare Department was asked to assign the responsibilities to the Executive Body to run the orphanage. Easily