Pakistan diplomat dismissed over charges of harassing woman colleague
A Pakistani diplomat turned into brushed off from overseas provider on Sunday over fees of harassing a girl legit at some stage in his stint as head of assignment in Italy in 2018, Express Tribune reported.
Pakistan’s Federal Ombudsperson for Protection towards Harassment, Kashmala Tariq ordered the dismissal of Riyaz after the allegations of harassment had been proved. He turned into additionally slapped with a pleasant of fifty lakh Pakistani rupees, which might be paid to the complainant, a Grade 20 officer withinside the Ministry of Commerce.
In her complaint, the girl stated she turned into stationed on the Pakistani assignment in Italy headed with the aid of using Riaz in 2018. She claimed that the senior diplomat requested her to go to different towns in different countries, which turned into now no longer associated with her task profile.
She additionally alleged that the ambassador additionally compelled her to hold her house close to his legit home. Riyaz, who retired from overseas provider and is now the president of Institute of Regional Studies, a assume tank of the Pakistan overseas ministry, allegedly compelled the girl to concentrate to his testimonies on a day by day basis, which had objectionable content.
According to any other Pakistan internet site Samaa TV, the girl alleged she turned into insulted with the aid of using her boss and turned into compelled to go back to Pakistan earlier than the of of entirety of the three-year-term.
The ombudsmen directed that a duplicate of choice be despatched to the ministry of overseas affairs inside seven days, the Pakistan internet site reported.
