CM Sindh Murad Ali Shah suspends DIG and SSP Mirpurkhas

Minister Lanjar confirmed that SSP of CIA, relevant SHO had already been suspended before this action.

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has suspended the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Mirpurkhas, according to an official notification issued by the chief secretary.

Sindh Home Minister Zia Hassan Lanjar confirmed that the SSP of the CIA and the relevant Station House Officer (SHO) had already been suspended prior to this action.

"The Sindh government believes in the rule of law," Lanjar stated, emphasising that there was no hesitation in taking action against officials.

He added that a formal letter has been sent to the Establishment Division for further action against the DIG and SSP, reinforcing the government's commitment to upholding justice and accountability.

A day earlier, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) suspended three senior officers over "misconduct and inefficiency'.

The officers have been suspended for 120 days as part of an ongoing inquiry.

Those suspended include the Director of Administration and Provincial Election Commissioner Sindh, Azhar Hussain Tunwari, Karachi Election Officer, Khuda Bux, and Provincial Election Commissioner Sindh, Sharifullah.

A notification from the ECP confirmed that the officers will remain in Karachi during the inquiry and until further orders are issued.

ECP's probe aims to investigate allegations of misconduct and inefficiency within the commission's Sindh offices.

Last week, the Punjab irrigation secretary suspended from service four officials of the department, including superintendent engineer (SE), executive engineer (EXEN) Head Taunsa Barrage, and two subdivisional officers (SDOs), for corruption and negligence.

SE Zahid Nawaz Mitro, EXEN Head Taunsa Barrage Umair Sadaqat, while two SDOs Mohammed Asif and Ghulam Akbar were found involved in corruption, negligence and misconduct.

They were suspended for a period of 90 days under section 6, Peeda Act of 2006.

Sources said the officials had been involved in corruption as they spent Rs300 million on plugging breach in RD 34000.