KARACHI: The Sindh cabinet on Wednesday decided to surrender the services of Sindh Inspector General Police A.D Khowaja to the federal government in order to appoint a new top cop, a day before the Sindh High Court takes up the matter.
According to Geo News, the Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah presided over the meeting which also approved appointment of Sardar Abdul Majeed Dasti as new IG of Sindh police.
The Sindh High Court on Monday suspended the Sindh government’s notifications regarding the transfer of IG Sindh AD Khowaja and the appointment of Sardar Abdul Majeed as acting IG and restored the former as the IG Sindh till further orders.
The interim orders came on a petition of Karamat Ali and other rights activists and non-government organisations against the repeal of the Police Order, 2002, purportedly through the Sindh (Repeal of the Police Order, 2002 & Revival of the Police Act, 1861) Act, 2011, lack of implementation of the Police Order, 2002, and the illegal action of the Sindh government to interfere and make ineffective IG Sindh AD Khowaja.
The court observed that Acting IG Sardar Abdul Majeed, if at all has taken over the charge of IG Sindh, shall restrain from acting in such charge and restored AD Khowaja to his position as IG Sindh till further orders. The court directed that identical petitions will be decided at katcha peshi stage on April 6.
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