ISLAMABAD: Pakistan sacked one of its foreign services officers posted in Ukraine after he was found guilty of sexually harassing a local worker in the host country, a foreign ministry notification issued on May 5 said.
According to the official statement, Waqar Ahmad, a grade 18 officer of the Foreign Service of Pakistan, was posted as First Secretary to Kiev in Ukraine.
Ahmad was charged with “gross misconduct, conduct unbecoming of an officer and gentleman, conduct prejudicial to good order and service discipline, sexually harassment of a local cleaner/messenger, abuse of authority, creating a hostile environment and unlawful termination of a local employee (in Kiev),” the notification read.
The document added that foreign office found Ahmad guilty of the charges and was removing him from the service with immediate effect.
According to the government’s service rules, he can appeal the decision before the Service Tribunal of Pakistan.
