Karachi police chief Yaqoob Minhas eliminated abruptly, changed with predecessor

The change comes amid rising complaints of an increase in road crime within the metropolitan metropolis from all segments of society, which have additionally known as out the safety administration for its failure to curb such incidents.

Nevertheless, Memon’s appointment as Karachi police chief got here as a shock to many as he was transferred from the identical workplace in Could 2021 and given cost of Particular Department, Sindh — a publish that was beforehand held by Minhas.

A number of recent challenges await the brand new police chief, together with a rising variety of road crimes, questions concerning the efficiency of the drive within the port metropolis and allegations of defending high-profile suspects akin to these within the Nazim Jokhio homicide and Dua Mangi kidnapping circumstances.

Within the notification, Sindh Chief Secretary Mumtaz Ali Shah stated: “Ghulam Nabi Memon, an officer of Police Service of Pakistan (BS-21), further inspector normal of police, Particular Department, Sindh, is transferred and posted with rapid impact and till additional orders as further inspector normal of police, Karachi vary vice Imran Yaqoob Minhas, transferred.”

The notification added that Minhas, an officer of Police Service of Pakistan (BS-21), had been transferred and posted as the extra inspector normal of police on the Sindh Counter Terrorism Division (CTD).

As well as, Allah Bux alias Javed Akhtar Odho, an officer of Police Service of Pakistan (BS-21), was appointed the extra inspector normal of police, Particular Department, Sindh, instead of Memon.

Memon was appointed the Karachi police chief for the primary time in July 2019. He was transferred because the federal authorities had requisitioned his companies.

The Institution Division, in a letter to the Sindh authorities, had contended that as per the brand new coverage, the switch of an officer was required if she or he had served in a province constantly for 10 years.

Nevertheless, the Sindh authorities had proven reluctance handy over the companies of Memon to the federal authorities and appointed him because the chief of Particular Department.

In the meantime, a supply at chief minister’s home stated he believed that it was a “routine administrative change”.