KARACHI – Sindh Provincial cabinet meeting on Saturday has decided that the Sindh government will return the services of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Allah Dino Khowaja to the federal government and will seek appointment of Sardar Abdul Majeed Dasti as the province’s police chief in light of a Supreme Court order.
Home Minister Sohail Anwar Siyal later said that “recommendation to remove Khowaja will be sent to the federation. He is an OPS officer while we need a grade 22 officer to become the IGP Sindh,” DawnNews reported.
Briefing the cabinet meeting, the Services Department secretary suggested that A.D. Khowaja, who is a grade 21 officer serving on own pay and scale (OPS) should be replaced by Dasti — a grade 22 officer — in the light of apex court’s order regarding OPS officers.
The Sindh cabinet meeting was held to discuss reforms in the police department.