'Arbitrary' transfer of IGPs criticised by former officers.

KARACHI -- Perceived arbitrary transfer of inspectors general of police in Sindh and other parts of the country over alleged political considerations would likely have serious implications for law enforcement, public interest, police reforms, morale of the force and credibility of the government, says a statement of the Association of Former Inspectors General of Police Pakistan (AFIGP).

The AFIGP expressed its concerns over the fact that the provincial IGPs were increasingly not being allowed to complete their statutory tenure.

It has been pointed out that in the last couple of years, four IGPs were transferred 'prematurely' in Punjab, three in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and an equal number in Islamabad.

'In Sindh, situation is even worse as the provincial government is seemingly in perpetual conflict with the IGP,' lamented the former IGPs.

Former IGs believed that the relatively longish tenures of last two IGPs of Sindh were 'only due to frequent court interventions on public interest litigations by Karachi's active civil society.'

It noted with concern that 'ousting head of a ... force...