Lahore:

Pakistan Railways (PR) has launched an investigation into the claim of his extra general manager (mechanical), Rahat Mirza, who claimed he was physically assaulted by a class-19 officer Tariq Latif on March 29.

According to a notification issued on Friday by PR’s chief personnel officers, the secretary’s railways have imposed the PR police inspector to conduct the investigation and submit a report within three days.

In his complaint, Mirza-a Class-21 officer-the Latif, an officer in Railway Commercial Traffic Group (RCTG), threatened to kill him in the former office. He requested PR -Manager Director to give him security in view of the threat while also taking strict action against Latif.

According to a report, dozens of officers, including senior mechanical engineers, threatened the PR -administration to stop the work for the next few days if no immediate strict disciplinary action against Tariq Latif was taken.

Despite a written complaint filed by Mirza, with a claim for rapid action, the Ministry of Railway appointed in a surprising movement on Thursday Latif as Director General (vigilance), based on PR’s Lahore headquarters, added the report.