The Provincial Ombudsman for Sindh, Justice (R) Shahnawaz Tariq, has removed K-Electric CEO Moonis Alvi from his position after finding him guilty in a workplace harassment case.

The Ombudsman also fined Alvi Rs 2.5 million, ordering him to pay within one month or face severe consequences, including asset seizure and restrictions on his national identity card and passport.

The case stems from a complaint filed by Mehreen Zehra, a former Chief Marketing Consultant at K-Electric, who joined the company in 2019. Zehra alleged that Alvi subjected her to harassment and mental distress during her tenure.

Her legal counsel, Advocate Ali Umrao, also named other company officials—Rizwan, Khalid Rafi Dalia, and Colonel (R) Wahid Asghar—in the complaint, but the investigation only substantiated claims against Alvi.

Justice Tariq’s ruling, issued under the Harassment at Workplace Act, highlights the seriousness of workplace misconduct in Pakistan’s corporate sector.

Alvi, who joined K-Electric in 2008 and became CEO in 2018, expressed disappointment over the verdict.

Failure to pay the fine within 30 days will trigger strict measures.

Authorities may confiscate Alvi’s movable and immovable assets and block his national identity card and passport, according to the Ombudsman’s order.