KARACHI: IGP Sindh Syed Kaleem Imam to be sent packing home by SindhGovernment.
The Sindh cabinet on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to surrendering theservices of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Syed Kaleem Imam to thecentre.
Sources said the approval to remove the incumbent IGP came during an urgentmeeting of the provincial cabinet, which was presided over by ChiefMinister Murad Ali Shah.Ad
The meeting was called to take up a sing-point agenda regarding securingmandatory approval of the cabinet to send the IGP packing.
They said the PPP governmentlink deliberatedon three names, including that of Mushtaq Mahar, Ghulam Qadir Thebo andKamran Afzal, for the post.
The sources relayed the provincial government wishes to bring in an IGP ofits choice, who is subservient to it.Ad
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Among the reasons that compelled the government to surrender the servicesof IGP Kaleem Imam are his alleged non-cooperation with it, failure toimplement directives issued from the Chief Minister’s House, and frequentabsence in key meetings of the government.
The sources said he was glaringly conspicuous by his absence in importantmeetings on law and order as members of the cabinet had also taken noticeof his no-show.
He, however, attended meetings called by the federal government.
