Ghulam Hyder Jamali appointed IG Sindh

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif approves Jamali’s appointment

KARACHI: After serving the police department for two months as acting IG Sindh, Ghulam Hyder Jamali has been made the chief of the provincial police on Wednesday.

Jamali, a grade-21 officer, had been appointed as acting IGP on July 7 this year after the then Sindh police chief Iqbal Mehmood was relieved of his duties after only a three-month stint.

Mehmood had left the charge of the IG Sindh of his own volition. There was reportedly a rift between the former IG and some officials of the Sindh government regarding the procurement of armoured personnel carriers (APCs).

Jamali, one of the most senior officers of the department, has held various posts in the past, including that of additional IG Sindh. Before he was made acting IG Sindh, he served as the Anti-Corruption chairman.

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif approved Jamali’s appointment but the question remains whether Jamali will be a part of the commission and will he decide to go ahead with the controversial purchase of overhauled APCs.