Murtaza Wahab blasts PTI, defends decision to remove IG.

KARACHI -- Sindh government spokesperson Barrister Murtaza Wahab revealed on Thursday that Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah had apprised Prime Minister Imran Khan about the reservations the provincial cabinet had against Inspector General Kaleem Imam for maintaining his rank. During a press conference in Karachi, Murtaza Wahab asserted that the chief minister told the premier that the cabinet had no confidence in the IG. The process of his removal should initiate as the ruling party in Sindh had face criticism. The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), however, stated that the IG could restore in the same rank if the federal government consults the provincial government. 'The [provincial] cabinet achieved consensus that the IG has lost its credibility,' he stated, while complaining that it was argued that a unilateral decision was taken in this matter.

'There are concrete reasons for sending IG Sindh home law and order situation has deteriorated over the last year,' he said. Murtaza Wahab added that people lost their lives in 12 police firing incidents and the crime rate has increased. The spokesperson further stated that the provincial government would inquire 'if anything goes wrong as the police is independent but answerable to the...