Centre rejects Sindh govt's request to remove IGP.

Byline: NOKHAIZ SAHI

ISLAMABAD -- The ongoing tussle between the federal and Sindh governments over provincial police chief has took a new turn as the centre made it clear the Sindh IGP would hold ground until it decides otherwise.

Earlier, The Sindh government had asked the federal government to remove the incumbent IGP Sindh and posted a new provincial police chief.

Sindh government had also forwarded three names of senior police officers with the request to appoint new IGP Sindh one of them. Last Monday, The Sindh cabinet had given approval to a recommendation to the Centre requesting for the transfer of IG Sindh over unsatisfactory performance in office. Replying the Sindh government's request, the federal government wrote a letter to chief secretary of Sindh with the subject of posting of Sindh Inspector General of Police and said: 'It is stated that transfer/posting of Provincial Police officer (PPO)/ lnspector General of Police (IGP) is made by the federal government in consultation with the provincial government concerned in accordance with the procedure prescribed in para ll (iv) of Inter-provincial agreement reached between the Federal Government and the Federation Units on 19-09-1993.

It said needless to point out that look after charge of the post of PPO/IGP Sindh cannot be assigned to any Additional Inspector General of Police working in the Province being not covered under the Inter Provincial Agreement, I993. In case, the Competent Authority decides to transfer Dr. Kaleem Imam (PSP/BS-21). PPO/IGP Sindh, a stop...