AIG Karachi removed on SC orders
Senior officer and Traffic DIG Ghulam Kadir Thebo has been appointed as Hayat's replacement.
Karachi Police Chief Shahid Hayat. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI:
Shahid Hayat, additional IG Karachi, has been removed from his post by the Sindh government on the orders of the Supreme Court, Express News reported.
Senior officer and Traffic DIG Ghulam Kadir Thebo has been appointed as Hayat's replacement.
According to Express News, SC had ordered the removal of 177 officers deployed on the Own Pay Scale on May 9. However, no decision had been made on the removal of Hayat at the time.
Hayat had been appointed as IG Karachi on September 6, 2013 to lead the targeted operation in Karachi. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement had expressed reservations over his appointment.
Shahid Hayat, additional IG Karachi, has been removed from his post by the Sindh government on the orders of the Supreme Court, Express News reported.
Senior officer and Traffic DIG Ghulam Kadir Thebo has been appointed as Hayat's replacement.
According to Express News, SC had ordered the removal of 177 officers deployed on the Own Pay Scale on May 9. However, no decision had been made on the removal of Hayat at the time.
Hayat had been appointed as IG Karachi on September 6, 2013 to lead the targeted operation in Karachi. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement had expressed reservations over his appointment.