Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice-President Maryam Nawaz said that being a minister it does not mean that you have a licence to humiliate officers and this is not acceptable. So apologize to Assistant Commissioner Sialkot Sonia Sadaf, Maryam asked Firdous Ashiq Awan, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

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Maryam Nawaz said, “Civil servants and bureaucrats reach this place after thorough hard work, reading and passing competitive exams.”

The PML-N Vice-President said civil servants are not ‘selected’, a term which the opposition used frequently for the incumbent PTI government.

Meanwhile, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader from Sialkot, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Usman Dar also severely criticised Firdous Ashiq Awan without naming her on the alleged rude behaviour with a government official in front of the public.

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“Sorry for the unfortunate incident that took place with Assistant Commissioner Sonia Sadaf in Sialkot's Ramzan Bazaar. I personally know her, she is a responsible and capable officer. The role of women in the governance system of our society should be appreciated,” Usman Dar said.

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Chief Secretary Punjab Jawwad Rafique Malik while reacting to the Sialkot incident said that the unfair treatment meted out to an administrative officer in Sialkot’s Ramzan Bazaar is ‘condemnable’.

In a statement, Chief Secretary Punjab said that Assistant Commissioner Sonia Sadaf and other administrative officers are on the frontlines despite the scorching heat and corona pandemic.