Consultations on to appoint city's top cop

The Sindh government has started consultation on the matter that who would be the new chief of Karachi police. The government has finalised the names of Additional IG Munir Sheikh and DIG Azad Khan as Karachi Police Chief.

According to the sources in the police department, Sindh government has decided to remove Additional IG Karachi Khadim Hussain Rind after removing IG Sindh Rifat Mukhtar Raja from the post. Two names are being considered for Additional IG Karachi, the first name is Munir Sheikh and the second name is Azad Khan.

Munir Sheikh has served as DIG East, DIG South Karachi, Balochistan and Punjab Police. Apart from this, he has also served in the Federal Investigation Agency.

Azad Khan is posted in Intelligence Bureau (IB) Sindh. He has been posted at important positions including DIG South, DIG Sukkur.

The name of former Karachi Police Chief Javed Alam Odho for Additional IG Karachi is also 'under discussion' but the sources say that Javed Alam Odho will be appointed at an important post in Balochistan.

If his appointment is not possible, the third candidate for Additional IG Karachi will be Javed Alam Odho.

The Sindh government is worried about rising incidents of street crimes, snatching of vehicles and motorcycles, theft and house robberies in Karachi, in view of which it has now been decided to remove the Additional IG Karachi Khadim Hussain Rind who was appointed Karachi Police Chief in the caretaker set up. During his tenure insecurity has increased and no adequate strategy was adopted to curb criminal activities. In view of which it has been decided to remove Khadim Hussain Rind.

As many as 44 citizens have been killed in street crime incidents in Karachi this year so far.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 26^th, 2024.