Sindh top cop Mushtaq Mahar transferred amid uptick in terror incidents

Dr Kamran Fazal to take acting charge till further orders


Hafeez Tunio May 18, 2022
Sindh police chief Mushtaq Mahar. PHOTO: FILE

KARACHI:

Following an uptick in terror incidents and worsening law and order situation in Sindh, the provincial government on Wednesday transferred Inspector-General of the Police Mushtaq Ahmed Mahar to the Establishment Division.

According to a notification issued earlier today, IG Mahar was asked to report to the Establishment Division "with immediate effect" until further orders.

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Mahar was appointed as IG Sindh in 2020 after the approval of the federal cabinet.

The provincial government notified that Dr Kamran Fazal, an officer of Police Serve of Pakistan (BS-21), working as the additional inspector-general of training in Sindh, has now been assigned to hold the acting charge of IG till further orders.

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According to reports, Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah would soon send a list of three police officers to the Establishment Division with a recommendation of the name for the post of Sindh Police inspector general.

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On Monday, one woman died and 11 others sustained injuries in an explosion on Karachi’s MA Jinnah road.

Medical Superintendent of Civil Hospital Dr Rubina confirmed the death of the woman in the blast, saying that the condition of the four injured is critical.

According to preliminary investigation, an improvised explosive device (IED) was planted in a motorcycle to target a police vehicle.

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