Reshuffling posts: Karachi police chief, DIGs among 18 officers transferred

KARACHI: A massive reshuffling of officials in the police department took place on Thursday, when the city police chief, three zonal DIGs were among the 18 officers transferred. A similar reshuffle of SSP- to SHO-level officers is also likely in a few days. 

According to a notification issued by the services, general administration and coordination department, Karachi AIG Ghulam Qadir Thebo has been transferred and appointed as traffic AIG. He has been replaced by Shahid Hayat Khan, who was previously serving as Special Branch DIG. His appointment has been termed as a political one by several senior officers, who recalled his nomination in the Murtaza Bhutto murder case. Khan has worked as DIG South and East and played an active role in the 1990s operations in Karachi.

Apart from him, traffic additional DIG Zakir Hussain Shah has been posted as Special Branch AIG,  Munir Ahmed Shaikh has been posted as DIG East, from where Captain Tahir Naveed has been posted as finance DIG.

Abdul Khaliq Shaikh, who earlier was working as traffic DIG, has now been asked to take over as DIG South, while Dr Ameer Ahmed Shaikh, who was working as DIG South, is now posted as Crime Investigation Department’s DIG, replacing Dr Kamran Fazal. Jawed Alam Odho has been posted as DIG West while his predecessor, Arif Hanif, has been made traffic DIG.

Mushtaq Ahmed Mahar has been appointed as Headquarters DIG and Sanaullah Abbasi as Special Branch DIG special branch. Sharjeel Kharal has been appointed as Sukkur DIG, Khadim Hussain Rind as Larkana DIG and Farooq Azam as Rapid Response Force DIG. Farhatullah Junejo has been made as administration DIG and replaced by Sarwar Jamali. Bashir Ahmed Memon will take over the post of research and development DIG.