CM Sindh summons meeting of senior police officers including IG
Additional IG Special Branch, AIG Sukkur and AIG Hyderabad will also attend the meeting.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has summoned a meeting of senior police officers from Sindh including Inspector General (IG) to be held today (Wednesday), Dunya News reported.
The meeting will be held at 11:00am at the Chief Minister House. Additional IG Special Branch, AIG Sukkur and AIG Hyderabad will also attend the meeting. In the meeting, the CM will discuss the concerns of Sindh police officers.
The decision to summon the meeting was taken after top brass of Sindh police had applied to go on long leave following the arrest and release of PML-N leader Captain (retd) Safdar in Karachi.
According to Dunya News sources, Additional IG Special Branch Karachi Imran Minhas had also applied for two months leave over disheartenment with the current situation.
He said in his application that since yesterday, all officers are in a state of shock and he is unable to work in such an environment. Sources said that several other police officers are also likely to go on leave from duty.
However, a statement issued from the Twitter account of Sindh Police on Tuesday night said that all the officers, including Inspector General Mushtaq Mahar, have decided to defer their leave for ten days.
The tweet said that in the wider national interest, IG Sindh has decided to defer his own leave and ordered other officers to set aside their leave applications for 10 days. The decision was taken in the larger national interest, pending the conclusion of the inquiry.
A statement issued by the Karachi Police said that the incident which took place on the night between October 18 and 19 caused great heartache and resentment within all ranks of Sindh Police.
The statement said that as a result of the incident, IG Sindh and subsequently, all ranks decided to also go on leave in protest of the humiliation meted out to Sindh police.
Sindh Police thanked the Army Chief for realising the sense of hurt that prevailed within the force, and for promptly ordering an inquiry into the matter. It also thanked Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and CM Sindh Murad Ali Shah for showing solidarity with the police leadership.
