JULY, 28, 2006
The Editor,
Daily “DAWN”
KARACHI
Dear Sir,
Most respectfully submitted that the undersigned visited your Office on
You were kind enough to give me patient hearing and listen to my viewpoint sympathetically wherein it was transpired that my transfer was an outcome of a “series of complaints” moved by various persons. But the complaints or name of complainants were not disclosed to me.
With respect to this disclosure the following humble submission are made: -
i. No verbal or written complaint had ever been intimated to me. No explanation was called from me.
ii. My conscience as well as my service record was clean and clear. I had always tried my utmost to serve the institution faithfully and honestly.
iii. Dictates of justice and fair play demand that I should have been afforded an opportunity of self-defence and called upon for explanation of my position in case there was any complaint or charge against me.
iv. I also humbly informed your goodself that some Police quarters feeling perplexed had been after me to “fix me up” to satisfy their hurt ego due to my fearless and honest reporting exposing their inefficiency and corruption.
v. I also appraised your honour that some powerful police officers who were proceeded against by the Government and concerned agencies due to my reporting were constantly threatening myself and my family and “some handpicked journalists who are always readily available for playing in the hands of police officers for sake of paltry gains had been given the assignment of launching a vilification campaign against me.
vi. I also submitted that a particular journalist Mafia accustomed to cheap and corrupt practices, wanted to tarnish the clean image of DAWN and myself and to bring it under their umbrella, desperately wanted to get rid of me by all means.
vii. I also submit that I have credible, substantial and corroborative evidence and facts to prove the facts stated above.
viii. I humbly prayed before you and also submitted a written representation mainly agitating that if my transfer had been ordered on some complaint, action on the same may kindly be deferred till holding and finalization of inquiry.
ix. I also prayed that in case of any complaint against me, open inquiry may kindly be conducted.
x. Your goodself was apprised that once when I was present in the Press Club, situated near DAWN Office, alongwith Mr. Muhammad Shafique, Reporter of “AAJ Television”, and Mr. Ajmal Malik, Reporter of Daily EXPRESS, when Messrs. Imran Akram, Chief News Desk Lahore, Dawn Office and Murtaza Razvi,(whom I had not known or met) before, visited me without prior information and without any file or folio, telling me that “they came on some friends invitation for lunch in the Serena Hotel Faisalabad and thought of paying a casual visit to the “DAWN” Office.” I also told that I warmly welcomed both of them and apprised both the gentlemen of the project of the Press Club by asking them to take a round of the under construction Press Club Project. A model of the FPC was also shown to them alongwith a brief out the feature of the buildings. They were invited by me to have a cup of tea by in the “DAWN” Office where they stayed for about 20 minutes and took just soft drinks instead of tea.
xi. During brief gossip the following question were put by Murtaza Razvi in a causal manner:-
a) What was the connection between “DAWN” News Office and the
b) Whether I had any other source of Income other than DAWN?
c) Whether I had any connection with the PPP?
Obviously, I was not confronted with any complaint or allegation. Therefore, I look that said questions were just a part of an informal chat only. However, I took a pain to inform him that :-
a) The “DAWN” Office had been acquired by me from the City District Government in an open auction. A rent deed to that effect was also shown to him.
b) The Press Club building was also under the administrative control of the CDG on rent basis at the rate of Rs. 5/- per month. I also told him that the rent of the PC building was paid by me for the last 20 years as the same had never been paid in the past. I also shown him the notices issued by the CDG for vacation of the PC building for non-payment of the rent owing to which I paid the rent for said period.
c) My wife had been running two schools, which she established in 1977 and in 1980 in two separate buildings, which were duly recognized and registered by the Education Department before her marriage. Presently, she is running an academy in 130-C Peoples Colony building, which she got on rent in March 1980 and the rent deed is also in her name. The income of the academy is purely of my wife and I have directly or indirectly nothing to do with the affairs of the academy.
d) My source of earning was only through “DAWN” and contribution in the Herald Magazine.
e) I had no connection with the PPP or any other political party. Neither I am beneficiary in any manner in the past or present with courtesy of the PPP or any political party.
Both the gentlemen expressed their satisfaction and told that there was no specific purpose of their questions except informal chat and let the “DAWN” office
It was prayed by me before your honour that a loyal and consciences worker like may knot be allowed to be disgraced as result of false conspiracy by a few journalists.
You were kind enough to inquire about my welfare and told me that my personal file at the moment was not with you and idrected me to see you on
As per your direction, I turned up in the office of the Secretary to Editor, at
You were also kind enough to assure me that I would not be subjected to public disgrace and given me a word of honour that if my innocence was proved, the transfer orders would be revoked and I would not be humiliated in any manner.
In the end, I would beg once again that I may kindly not be condemned unheard and provided an opportunity of self-defence in case of any complaint against me. It is also prayed in the name of justice and fair play that if my transfer orders have been issued on the basis of some complaint, the same may very kindly be deferred till formal inquiry which I am prepared to face.
With profoundest regards,
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