Sindh IGP to stay in office till centre decides to remove him: SHC.

KARACHI -- The Sindh Court High Court (SHC) on Monday said that the province's Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kaleem Imam, would stay on his position until the Establishment Division decides to remove him from the office. The remarks were made by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar who was overseeing the proceedings of a case related to Sindh government's request for the removal of the IGP.

Sindh Advocate General Shabbir Shah appeared on behalf of the provincial government in court today. The petition challenging the decision of the provincial cabinet to change the Sindh IGP was filed in court earlier today by lawyer and activist Jibran Nasir. The petitioner also shared a copy of the document on Twitter. During the hearing, the counsel for the petitioner argued that in the letter sent to the federal government requesting Imam's removal, there was no mention of any discussions over the matter between the province and the centre.

"The federal government has rejected the request of the provincial authorities to remove Imam. The federal authorities have also said that the province cannot appoint an acting officer to replace Imam until a final decision about his removal has been made," the counsel argued. Responding to the statement, the Sindh advocategeneral said that the Sindh government considers it a matter of public interest. Upon hearing the arguments of both the petitioner and the...