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| Karachi police chief among top officials removed in bureaucracy shake-up |
| 2015-07-19 |
| [DAWN] In a bid to purge the bureaucracy of officials not free from the taint of corruption, Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Friday shook up the administrative machinery by initiating transfers and postings of some top and senior officials. The major changes have been made before the targeted operation against criminals enters its second phase after Eidul Fitr under a decision of the last meeting of the provincial apex committee. In its July 12 meeting, the committee had decided to step up the pace of operation in the light of the extended powers of the Rangers for one month with the condition that it would be approved by the Sindh Assembly. The reshuffle in the bureaucracy involves high officials, including Karachi police chief Ghulam Qadir Thebo, Sindh Building Control Authority Director General Manzoor Qadir, Karachi Municipal Corporation chief Saqib Soomro and Fisheries Cooperative Society Chairman Nisar Morai and Senior Member of the Board of of Revenue Shazer Shamoon — some of whom have either fled the country or gone into hiding before being caught by the Rangers. The decision to remove the officials from their posts and shake up the administration was taken in the Pakistan Peoples Party high command meeting held in Dubai the other day in the presence of PPP chairman Bilwal Bhutto-Zardari and co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari. |
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