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Express Tribune
22-06-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
New SOP for appointment, transfer of SHOs
In a move to enhance transparency and professionalism within the Sindh Police Department, IG Ghulam Nabi Memon has issued a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) governing the appointment and transfer of SHOs across the province. The revised policy mandates that only officers who have successfully completed the Upper School Course will be eligible for SHO postings, while those facing corruption charges or serious criminal cases will be automatically disqualified. As per the new SOP, the power to appoint SHOs has been delegated to the respective district's SSP. A committee comprising the Range DIG and the SSP will oversee the process to ensure fairness and accountability. Similarly, each appointed SHO will serve a minimum term of one year, barring exceptional circumstances such as misconduct, poor performance, or physical incapacity. Moreover, officers will not be posted as SHOs in their home districts without prior approval from the IG Sindh. No officer can be reposted to the same police station within three years of their previous assignment there. SHOs may only be transferred before completing their tenure in cases of corruption, inefficiency, or prolonged official inquiries exceeding 30 days. Officers removed under such conditions will be ineligible for SHO reappointment for at least one year. Outgoing SHOs must formally transfer all official records and property to their successors, ensuring a smooth transition. The police training branch and establishment wing have been instructed to conduct regular professional development courses to enhance officers' skills. Immediate implementation Immediately across all districts and zones of Sindh. The notification also clarifies that no officer can use this policy to demand preferential postings at specific police stations. This reform is part of IG Sindh Ghulam Nabi Memon's broader efforts to institutionalise meritocracy and curb malpractices within the Police Department. The move has been welcomed by law enforcement experts, who see it as a step toward restoring public trust in the force.
Express Tribune
18-06-2025
- Express Tribune
Underage hires in Sindh police raise serious legal questions
Listen to article A newly released seniority list of grade-16 police inspectors in Sindh has exposed serious irregularities in the recruitment process, including the appointment of officers below the legal minimum age of 18. The findings have cast fresh doubt on the transparency of hiring within Sindh Police, with some officers reportedly inducted at ages as young as 16. Under Pakistan's 'Civil Servants (Appointment, Promotion and Transfer) Rules, 1973', the minimum age for public service is 18. However, according to the list issued by Inspector General of Sindh Police Ghulam Nabi Memon, several serving officers were recruited well before meeting this legal age. One officer, Mehboob Ali Mithani, was reportedly hired at 16 years, 10 months, and 11 days old. Another, Babar Ali Sheikh, joined at just 16 years and 3 months. Other names, including Imtiaz Ali Thebo, Zahoor Ahmed Lashari, and Shah Jehan Lashari, also appeared in the list with ages under 17 at the time of hiring. Read: Seniority list of DSPs raises eyebrows Meanwhile, the same department recently declared three applicants ineligible for recruitment solely for exceeding the upper age limit by a few days or months. Among them, Shehzad Khan missed eligibility by five days, Farhan Ali Ahmed by three months and 12 days, and Noor Muhammad by just one month. The inconsistency has triggered criticism over a clear double standard in enforcing age regulations. While some were disqualified for minor overage, others with significant age shortfalls were recruited and later promoted to senior ranks. The list also includes officers who barely met the age threshold, such as Mumtaz Rahoo (18 years, 2 days) and Qamaruzzaman (18 years, 6 days). Observers say that if past recruitments are properly scrutinised, the list of violations would include hundreds rather than dozens of names. Questions have also been raised about the recruitment boards and appointment committees involved in approving such cases. If these irregularities stem from documentation errors, critics say, those responsible must be held accountable. Express News previously reported similar issues in a separate seniority list of 500 deputy superintendents of police (DSPs), revealing discrepancies in age, appointment dates, and alleged out-of-turn promotions. Many of these individuals are now in powerful positions, enjoying salaries, government vehicles, and other benefits — despite questionable eligibility at the time of their appointment.
Observer
03-06-2025
- General
- Observer
Over 200 prisoners break out of Pakistani jail
KARACHI: More than 200 inmates escaped from a jail in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi late on Monday when they overpowered prison guards after being allowed to leave their cells following a series of earthquakes, local officials and police said. The jailbreak began just before midnight and continued into the early hours of Tuesday after hundreds of prisoners were allowed into the courtyard of the District Malir prison because of the tremors, Zia-ul-Hasan Lanjar, the provincial law minister, told reporters at the scene on Tuesday. Police said the prisoners snatched guns from prison staff and forced open the main gate after a shootout, evading paramilitary soldiers. At least one prisoner was killed and three guards wounded, said Provincial Police Chief Ghulam Nabi Memon. "I heard the firing for quite some time and then some time later prisoners made their way out running in all directions," Bukhsh, a private security guard at a residential complex opposite the jail who goes by a single name, said. He added that some of the prisoners entered the apartment complex before being taken away by police. — Reuters
Daily Mail
03-06-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Hundreds of prisoners escape after multiple earthquakes cause chaos in jail
Hundreds of prisoners have broken out of jail after earthquakes meant they had to stand in a courtyard to avoid the building collapsing. The inmates then snatched guns from the prison guards and barged their way through the gates following a shootout, with more than 200 now on the loose. At least one prisoner died in the shootout and three guards were wounded. Shattered windows and broken glass now cover the inside of the prison with furniture thrown around from the carnage. Some 80 escapees have been rounded up as cops go door-to-door to find those on the run, while nearly 130 are still at large, according to Murad Ali Shah, the provincial chief minister. Tremors had rocked the southern Pakistani city of Karachi late on Monday, with the prisoners escaping District Malir just before midnight. One local outlet said the inmates were able to escape through the jail's outer wall that had been weakened from the earthquakes. Local TV footage showed some joyous inmates running through the streets barefoot. While other inmates were unnerved by the tremors due to their heroin addiction, according to an official. Sindh Inspector General of Police, Ghulam Nabi Memon, told that 'most of the prisoners were drug addicts'. 'The addicts' state of mind is such that they tend to develop mob psychology. Thus, when such an atmosphere was created inside the prison, the prisoners ran by opening the door of the jail,' he added. Before the panicked inmates were allowed to gather outside, thousands of them began trying to break down their doors when they started to feel the tremors. When the frenzy became violent, police reportedly tried to calm the havoc by firing nearly 700 warning shots. The provincial chief minister criticised the guards for letting the inmates out in the first place and urged any still on the run to hand themselves over or face serious charges. One mother was reported to have dragged her own son back to prison after returning home. The cramped jail is meant to house only 2,200 people but there are at least 6,000 currently inside. A private security guard at a nearby residential complex who goes by the name of Bukhsh said 'I heard the firing for quite some time and then some time later prisoners made their way out running in all directions'. Some of the vigilantes broke into his complex before they were rounded up by police. The minister for prisons in the region, Ali Hassan Zardari, warned that any officers who allowed the prisoners to escape will be disciplined after launching an investigation into the breakout. The superintendent for Malir prison, Arshad Shah, said there were 28 guards on duty last night and insisted there was no issue with security. It was 'all due to a natural disaster', it was reported in the BBC, however there are no security cameras in the facility. He added that 'only a few of such a large number of prisoners escaped'. Concerned families have been gathering outside the prison in the mean time, angry that their visits to loved ones inside have been postponed.
Free Malaysia Today
03-06-2025
- General
- Free Malaysia Today
More than 200 prisoners break out of Pakistani jail after quake panic
The inmates overpowered prison guards after being allowed to leave their cells following a series of tremors. (EPA Images pic) KARACHI : More than 200 inmates escaped from a jail in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi late yesterday when they overpowered prison guards after being allowed to leave their cells following a series of earthquakes, local officials and police said. The jailbreak began just before midnight and continued into the early hours of today after hundreds of prisoners were allowed into the courtyard of the District Malir prison because of the tremors, Zia-ul-Hasan Lanjar, the provincial law minister, told reporters at the scene today. Police said the prisoners snatched guns from prison staff and forced open the main gate after a shootout, evading paramilitary soldiers. At least one prisoner was killed and three guards wounded, said provincial police chief Ghulam Nabi Memon. 'I heard the firing for quite some time and then some time later prisoners made their way out running in all directions,' Bukhsh, a private security guard at a residential complex opposite the jail who goes by a single name, told Reuters. He added that some of the prisoners entered the apartment complex before being taken away by police. Today, a Reuters reporter who visited the prison saw shattered glass and damaged electronic equipment. A meeting room, for prisoners to see their families, had been ransacked. Anxious family members had gathered outside. The jailbreak was one of the largest ever in Pakistan, Lanjar said. The prison, which houses 6,000 inmates, is in the Malir district of Karachi, Pakistan's biggest city. Prisoners ran through the area throughout the night, some of them barefoot, with police giving chase, local TV footage showed. About 80 of those who escaped had been caught, said Murad Ali Shah, the provincial chief minister. The jail's superintendent, Arshad Shah, told reporters that there were 28 prison guards on duty at night, and that 'only a few of such a large number of prisoners escaped'. He said the prison did not have security cameras. Officials said the inmates, many of them heroin users, had been unnerved by the earthquakes. 'There was panic here because of earthquake tremors,' said Lanjar. The provincial chief minister said it was a mistake for prison authorities to have allowed the prisoners to leave their cells. He urged the inmates still at large to hand themselves in, or face a serious charge for breaking out. 'Petty crime charges will become a big case like terrorism,' Shah said.
