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Overhaul in police force: Transfer of 50 SHOs expected
By Faraz Khan
Published: April 2, 2015
The department will, however, issue the transfer notifications in a couple of phases. PHOTO: REUTERS
KARACHI:
As many as 50 police stations across Karachi will get new SHOs in different phases as the police department has planned massive reshuffling in the near future.
The transfers of over 30 officers on DIG and SSP ranks are also expected, claimed an official privy to the development. The police department decided to carry out massive reshuffling after the apex committee meeting in February.
There are 108 police stations in Karachi and nearly 50 of them will lose their current SHOs, said the officer, adding that a lists of their names has been prepared and the transfer orders are expected shortly. The department will, however, issue the transfer notifications in a couple of phases. “If we do massive reshuffling at the same time, it will become an issue,” he said. “So it was decided that they will be transferred and the new ones will be appointed phase-wise.”
Apart from the transfers, the department will take more action. “These officers will also be suspended and demoted to their previous ranks,” a source privy to the matter told The Express Tribune.
On February 28, the Sindh government had announced a ban on the transfers of police officers across the province for the next three months. The authorities were also considering fixing a tenure of one year for senior police officers. Since this ‘ban’ was announced, five SHOs have been removed from their posts, allegedly due to their affiliation with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement. Seventeen more SHOs have so far been posted to various police stations in all three zones of Karachi, but most of them were appointed on vacant SHO posts.
Subsequently, six high-ranking officers — including Central zone DIG Captain (retd) Tahir Naveed, South zone DIG Khalique Shaikh and Admin DIG Javed Odho — have also been transferred and replaced with new appointments. According to officials, these policemen were removed due to their poor performance.
“We cannot fix tenures at any cost because it is necessary to remove any officer who fails to give good performance,” claimed a senior official, who handles transfers and postings of the officers. “The only difference is that now officers are being appointment purely on merit and performance while earlier they were appointed on ‘source and hefty bribes’.”
Meanwhile, Karachi AIG Ghulam Qadir Thebo and Sindh IG Ghulam Hyder Jamali were unavailable to explain why the massive reshuffling is taking place, despite several attempts to contact them.
The officers who have replaced their outgoing colleagues explained how their appointments came about. “Around 200 officers were produced before an apex committee, headed by the Karachi AIG, in which all the zonal DIGs were also presented,” explained SI Mithal Sher, who is among the 17 SHOs appointed recently. “Only 60 of us were given a clean chit for our appointment as SHOs,” he said. “They asked us multiple questions and also verified our capabilities, will power, position and track records.”
Unsurprisingly, the ones who were not cleared in this scrutiny denied their criminal affiliations. “I was refused on the basis that I have links with narcotics dealers and criminals,” said a senior SHO who has been let go. “No officer can be successful unless he has links with criminals,” he admitted. “Due to limited sources, the officer should have strong links with the criminals to make himself a successful officer.”
Transfer procedure
The authority to transfer SHOs lies with the AIG Karachi, Ghulam Qadir Thebo. The Sindh IG has the authority to transfer officers ranking from DSPs to SSPs while the chief minister has the power to remove officers of DIG rank.
“According to the 2002 ordinance, the Sindh IG Sindh has the authority to remove and appoint officers till the SSP rank,” pointed out a senior police official. In the 1861 Police Act, the IG had no authority to remove or appoint SSP-ranked officers. During his tenure as IG, Fayyaz Leghari sought special powers from the CM to appoint and transfer SSP-ranked officers and the powers continue to this day, the officer said. “Most of the time, the IG takes the CM into trust before taking such decisions.”
Published in The Express Tribune, April 2nd, 2015.
By Faraz Khan
Published: April 2, 2015
The department will, however, issue the transfer notifications in a couple of phases. PHOTO: REUTERS
KARACHI:
As many as 50 police stations across Karachi will get new SHOs in different phases as the police department has planned massive reshuffling in the near future.
The transfers of over 30 officers on DIG and SSP ranks are also expected, claimed an official privy to the development. The police department decided to carry out massive reshuffling after the apex committee meeting in February.
There are 108 police stations in Karachi and nearly 50 of them will lose their current SHOs, said the officer, adding that a lists of their names has been prepared and the transfer orders are expected shortly. The department will, however, issue the transfer notifications in a couple of phases. “If we do massive reshuffling at the same time, it will become an issue,” he said. “So it was decided that they will be transferred and the new ones will be appointed phase-wise.”
Apart from the transfers, the department will take more action. “These officers will also be suspended and demoted to their previous ranks,” a source privy to the matter told The Express Tribune.
On February 28, the Sindh government had announced a ban on the transfers of police officers across the province for the next three months. The authorities were also considering fixing a tenure of one year for senior police officers. Since this ‘ban’ was announced, five SHOs have been removed from their posts, allegedly due to their affiliation with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement. Seventeen more SHOs have so far been posted to various police stations in all three zones of Karachi, but most of them were appointed on vacant SHO posts.
Subsequently, six high-ranking officers — including Central zone DIG Captain (retd) Tahir Naveed, South zone DIG Khalique Shaikh and Admin DIG Javed Odho — have also been transferred and replaced with new appointments. According to officials, these policemen were removed due to their poor performance.
“We cannot fix tenures at any cost because it is necessary to remove any officer who fails to give good performance,” claimed a senior official, who handles transfers and postings of the officers. “The only difference is that now officers are being appointment purely on merit and performance while earlier they were appointed on ‘source and hefty bribes’.”
Meanwhile, Karachi AIG Ghulam Qadir Thebo and Sindh IG Ghulam Hyder Jamali were unavailable to explain why the massive reshuffling is taking place, despite several attempts to contact them.
The officers who have replaced their outgoing colleagues explained how their appointments came about. “Around 200 officers were produced before an apex committee, headed by the Karachi AIG, in which all the zonal DIGs were also presented,” explained SI Mithal Sher, who is among the 17 SHOs appointed recently. “Only 60 of us were given a clean chit for our appointment as SHOs,” he said. “They asked us multiple questions and also verified our capabilities, will power, position and track records.”
Unsurprisingly, the ones who were not cleared in this scrutiny denied their criminal affiliations. “I was refused on the basis that I have links with narcotics dealers and criminals,” said a senior SHO who has been let go. “No officer can be successful unless he has links with criminals,” he admitted. “Due to limited sources, the officer should have strong links with the criminals to make himself a successful officer.”
Transfer procedure
The authority to transfer SHOs lies with the AIG Karachi, Ghulam Qadir Thebo. The Sindh IG has the authority to transfer officers ranking from DSPs to SSPs while the chief minister has the power to remove officers of DIG rank.
“According to the 2002 ordinance, the Sindh IG Sindh has the authority to remove and appoint officers till the SSP rank,” pointed out a senior police official. In the 1861 Police Act, the IG had no authority to remove or appoint SSP-ranked officers. During his tenure as IG, Fayyaz Leghari sought special powers from the CM to appoint and transfer SSP-ranked officers and the powers continue to this day, the officer said. “Most of the time, the IG takes the CM into trust before taking such decisions.”
Published in The Express Tribune, April 2nd, 2015.
