Islamabad: A Parliamentary Secretary thrashed a senior Finance Ministry official in Islamabad on Thursday after an argument.
Official sources said, Iftikhar Malik, a Joint Secretary at the Finance Ministry, was beaten up by Khawaja Shiraz Mehmood, the Parliamentary Secretary for Finance, at the latter’s office.
The fisticuff took place when Malik arrived 10 minutes late for a meeting with Mehmood. An angry Mehmood first abused Malik and then slapped and punched him.
Malik reasoned he was late because he was busy at his office.
He also accused Mehmood of using offensive language.
He said that when he tried to leave Mehmood’s office in protest, visitors at his office manhandled him.
He said Mehmood also joined them and slapped him again.
Senior officials at the Finance Ministry held a meeting after the incident and decided to go on strike.
The officials informed Finance Secretary Tanvir Ali Aga about the incident and demanded an apology from Mehmood.
Aga telephoned Javed Sadiq Malik, the principal secretary to Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, and asked him to resolve the issue.
Mehmood was reprimanded by officials at the Prime Minister's House and told to apologise to Malik.
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