Department of Sindh Police
Sindhi: سنڌ پوليس
AbbreviationSP
MottoProud to Serve
Agency overview
Formed1843[1]
Employees280,000
Annual budgetClassified
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionSindh, Pakistan
Map of Department of Sindh Police's jurisdiction
Size140,914 sq. km.
Population60,000,000
Legal jurisdictionSindh
Governing bodyGovernment of Sindh
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersKarachi, Sindh
Agency executive
Parent agencyPolice Service of Pakistan
Notables
Award
  • President's Police Medal
    Quaid-e-Azam Police Medal
Website
http://www.sindhpolice.gov.pk/

The Sindh Police (Urdu: سندھ پولیس, Sindhi: سنڌ پوليس), is a law enforcement agency established in 1843 under a proclamation issued by Sir Charles Napier, who became the conqueror of the State of Sindh by defeating the forces of the Talpur rulers at the battle of Miyani near Hyderabad on 20 March 1843. Ever since its inception, the organization was raised on the model of the Royal Irish Constabulary to maintain law and order and law enforcement in Sindh, Pakistan. The department serves an area of ~140,914km2 and has about 280,000 police officers and staff to serve in the department. Riffat Mukhtar is the current Inspector-General of Police, appointed in August 2023.

The Sindh Police has been fictionalized as well as dramatized in numerous movies, novels, dramas, and television shows through its history.[2]

History

After becoming the Governor of Sindh, General Sir Charles Napier established a policy system based on the pattern of the Royal Irish Constabulary in 1843. British Indian Army Officers closely supervised and controlled the force which was consequently more disciplined, efficient and less corrupt. Influenced by the success of Napier's police, the Court of Directors of the East Bangladesh Company suggested that a common system of police be established on the pattern of the Irish Constabulary.

The British Indian Government set up a Police Commission headed by Mr. H.M.Court in 1860. One of the policy directives to the Police Commission of 1860 was that "though the duties of the police should be entirely civil, not military, the organization and discipline of the police should be similar to those of a military body". The present police system in Pakistan has been established under this Charter. At the time of the British Indian Police there was a famous Superintendent of Police from Pirdad (Hazro) in Punjab named Muhammad Umar Khan, who was much decorated.[3] In October 2010 the government announced that Sindh Police had been given the approval to use and had received equipment to utilise phone-tracking technology to help them tackle kidnapping cases and corruption on the streets of Karachi.[4]

Composition and Organization

Central Police Office (CPO), Karachi serves as headquarter of Sindh Police where Inspector General of Police, Sindh sits. All main administrative branches of Sindh police such as Investigation, Finance and Establishment branch are also headquartered at CPO Karachi. When it comes to operational jurisdiction, Sindh Police is divided into three ranges. Each range is headed by Additional Inspector General of Police (Addl.IGP). Each range in return is consisted of one to three regions/divisions that are headed by Deputy Inspector General of Police(DIG). These divisions are consisted of 3 to 7 districts that are led by an officer with a rank of Senior Superintendent of Police. Currently Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Shaheed Benazirabad, Mirpurkhas, Karachi East, West and South are the ranges of Sindh Police that are being led by DIGP rank police officials.

Executive office Incumbent Designation Rank
Central Police Office Raja Riffat Mukhtar ,PSP IGP
Establishment and headquarters Imran Yaqoob Minhas, PSP Addl.IGP
Internal Accountability Bureau, Karachi Abdul Qadir Qayyum, PSP Addl.IGP
Finance, Logistics and Welfare, Karachi Muzzafar Ali Shaikh, PSP Addl.IGP
Investigation Branch, Karachi Muzzafar Ali Shaikh, PSP Addl.IGP
Operations Branch, Karachi Abdul Qadir Qayyum, PSP Addl.IGP
Counter Terrorism Department, Karachi Tariq Abbas Qureshi, PSP Addl.IGP
Special Branch, Karachi Abdul Qadir Qayyum, PSP Addl.IGP
Research & Development Branch, Karachi N/A Addl.IGP
Special Security Unit, Karachi Maqsood Ahmed, PSP DIGP
Driver's License Branch, Karachi Tanveer Alam Odho, PSP DIGP
Karachi Unit Incumbent Designation/Rank
Capital City Police Office Khadim Hussain Rind, PSP CCPO/Addl.IGP
Regional Police Office, Karachi East Capt (R) Azfar Mahesar,PSP RPO/DIG
District Police Office East Syed Irfan Bahadur, PSP DPO/SSP
District Police Office Korangi Sardar Hussain, PSP DPO/SSP
District Police Office, Malir Tariq Ilahi Mastoi, PSP DPO/SSP
Regional Police Office, Karachi West Asim Khan, PSP RPO/DIG
District Police Office, West Manzoor Ali, PSP DPO/SSP
District Police Office, Central Faisal Abdullah Chachar, PSP DPO/SSP
Regional Police Office, Karachi South Syed Azad Raza,PSP RPO/DIG
District Police Office, Keamari Arif Aslam, PSP DPO/SSP
District Police Office, South Karachi, Clifton Imran Qureshi, PSP DPO/SSP
District Police Office, Karachi City Amjad Hayat, PSP DPO/SSP
Hyderabad Unit Incumbent Designation/Rank
Additional. IGP Hyderabad Unit Tariq Dharejo, PSP (charge) Addl.IGP
Regional Police Office, Hyderabad Tariq Dharejo, PSP RPO/DIG
District Police Office Hyderabad Amjad Ali Sheikh,PSP DPO/SSP
District Police Office Tando Allahyar Abraiz Ali Abbasi, PSP DPO/SSP
District Police Office Tando Muhammad Khan Saleem Shah, PSP DPO/SSP
District Police Office Matiari Noor ul Haq Rind, SPS DPO/SSP
District Police Office Dadu Shabir Ahmed Sethar,PSP DPO/SSP
District Police Office Jamshoro Tariq Nawaz, PSP DPO/SSP
District Police Office Thatta Ali Bux Nizamani, SPS DPO/SSP
District Police Office Sujawal Shahla Qureshi, PSP DPO/SSP
District Police Office Badin Qamar Raza Jiskani, PSP DPO/SSP
Regional Police Office, Mirpur Khas Tanveer Alam Odho,PSP RPO/DIG
District Police Office Mirpur Khas Adil Memon, PSP DPO/SSP
District Police Office Tharparker Ali Mardan Khoso, PSP DPO/SSP
District Police Office Umerkot Abdul Khalique, PSP DPO/SSP
Regional Police Office, Nawabshah Capt (R), Pervaiz Chandio, PSP RPO/DIG
District Police Office Nawabshah Capt (R) Haider Raza, PSP DPO/SSP
District Police Office Sanghar Capt (R) Saddam Hussain, PSP DPO/SSP
District Police Office Naushero Feroz Abid Ali Baloch, PSP DPO/SSP
Sukkur Unit Incumbent Designation/Rank
Additional. IGP Sukkur Unit Abdul Hameed Khoso (Charge) Addl.IGP
Regional Police Office, Sukkur Abdul Hameed Khoso,PSP RPO/DIG
District Police Office Sukkur Irfan Samo, PSP DPO/SSP
District Police Office Ghotki Munir Ahmed Khuhro, SPS DPO/SSP
District Police Office Khairpur Samiullah Soomro, PSP DPO/SSP
Regional Police Office, Larkana Javed Soonharo Jiskani, PSP RPO/DIGP
District Police Office Larkana Syed Abdul Raheem Sheerazi, PSP DPO/SSP
District Police Office Shikarpur Khalid Mustafa Korai, PSP DPO/SSP
District Police Office Jacobabad Syed Amir Abbas Shah, PSP DPO/SSP
District Police Office Kashmore Mir Rohal Khan,PSP DPO/SSP

IGPs of Sindh Police

Name[5] From-date To-date
50 Raja Riffat Mukhtar 19-08-2023 Present
49 Ghulam Nabi Memon 02-06-2022 19-08-2023
48 Dr. Kamran Fazal 18-05-2022 02-06-2022
47 Mushtaq Mehar 28-02-2020 18-05-2022
46 Dr Syed Kaleem Imam 12-09-2018 28-02-2020
45 Amjad Javed Saleemi 13-06-2018 09-09-2018
44 A.D Khowaja 12-03-2016 13-06-2018
43 Ghulam Haider Jamali 08-07-2014 12-03-2016
42 Iqbal Mehmood 23-04-2014 03-07-2014
41 Shahid Nadeem Baloch 23-03-2013 22-02-2014
40 Ghulam Shabbir Sheikh 08-03-2013 23-03-2013
39 Fayaz Ahmed Laghari 11-07-2012 08-03-2013
38 Syed Mushtaq Mehar 21-10-2011 07-07-2012
37 Wajid Ali Khan Durrani 17-06-2011 20-10-2011
36 Fayaz Ahmed Laghari 18-02-2011 16-06-2011
35 S.S Babar Khattak 30-06-2008 10-02-2011
34 Dr. Muhammad Shoaib Suddle 12-04-2008 30-06-2008
33 Azhar Ali Farooqi 09-01-2008 12-04-2008
32 Zia ul Hassan 18-07-2007 09-01-2008
31 Jhanghir Mirza 02-01-2006 14-04-2007
30 Asad Jahangir 09-02-2005 24-12-2005
29 Syed Kamal Shah 14-08-2002 09-02-2005
Provincial Police Officer (PPO) past replace to Inspector General Of Police (IGP)
28 Syed Kamal Shah 17-09-2001 14-08-2002
27 Aftab Nabi 28-10-1999 17-09-2001
26 Asad Ashraf Malik 13-10-1999 28-10-1999
25 Maqbool Ahmed 30-10-1998 12-10-1999
24 Aftab Nabi 25-11-1997 30-10-1998
23 Asad Jahangir 23-08-1997 25-11-1997
22 Syed Mohib Asad 28-12-1996 22-08-1997
21 Muhammad Saeed Khan 15-08-1995 28-12-1996
20 Afzal Ali Saghri 25-11-1993 15-08-1995
19 Mohsin Manzoor 25-07-1993 25-11-1993
18 Qamar Allam 12-03-1993 25-07-1993
17 Ghulam Mou ddin 18-12-1990 10-02-1992
16 Mohsin Manzoor 01-12-1990 18-12-1990
15 Khawar Zaman 20-08-1990 01-12-1990
14 Syed Saddat Ali Shah 20-02-1990 20-08-1990
13 Khawar Zaman 25-01-1989 20-02-1990
12 Muhammad Abbas Khan 28-07-1988 25-01-1989
11 Muhammad Nawaz Malik 26-07-1987 28-07-1988
10 Syed Salman Khalique 19-06-1986 26-07-1987
09 Syed Saddat Ali Shah 12-08-1984 19-06-1986
08 Bashir Ahmed Siddiqui 01-11-1983 12-08-1984
07 Dilshad Najam u ddin 01-09-1982 30-10-1983
06 Arbab Hidayatullah 30-09-1977 22-08-1982
05 Habib ur Rehman Khan 16-03-1977 30-09-1977
04 Mian Muhammad Aslam Hayat 27-05-1975 16-03-1977
03 Chudhary Fazal Haq 21-02-1973 27-05-1975
02 Muhammad Usoof Orakzai 19-12-1971 21-02-1973
01 Khowaja Masroor Hassan 01-07-1970 29-12-1971

Sindh Police Organisation

Activities

The Sindh Police has been actively involved in taking bribe with open hands in daylight. countering human trafficking, drug trade, solving criminal cases (such as murder and abduction).

Designations

Armed Sindh Police constable in uniform

Designations of Sindh Police are as follows:[6]

Grade Police Ranks Abbreviations
BPS-07 Constable PC
BPS-09 Head Constable HC
BPS-11 Assistant Sub-Inspector ASI
BPS-14 Sub-Inspector SI
BPS-16 Police Inspector Inspector
BPS-17
  • Assistant Superintendent of Police
  • Deputy Superintendent of Police
  • ASP
  • DSP
BPS-18 Superintendent of Police SP
BPS-19 Senior Superintendent of Police/Assistant Inspector General SSP/AIG
BPS-20 Deputy Inspector General DIG
BPS-21 Additional Inspector General Addl. IG
BPS-22 Inspector General of Police IGP

Posts

SHO, SDPO, DPO, CPO, RPO and PPO are posts, not ranks. So you may see a lower rank acting as a higher post for some time.[6]

Special Security Unit

The Special Security Unit (SSU) is one of the specialized counterterrorism and security units of the Sindh Police. It performs the function of counterterrorism operations and provide security to important personalities and institutions. It is a Karachi based unit of the Sindh Police, Pakistan and its operational jurisdiction extends to entire area of Sindh. The SSU was established due to the increased security and counterterrorism challenges in the country. It meets the international standards of counterterrorism training and has been directed to deal with the terrorist intimidations. The unit reports to IG Sindh and DIGP Security Mr. Lt (r) Maqsood Ahmed is the founding head of the unit.[7]

Controversies

Extra-Judicial Killings Reported in Media by Sindh Police

IG Sindh appointment

The Government of Pakistan, in consultation with the Governor of Sindh, appointed Mushtaq Ahmad Mahar as Inspector General of Police, replacing Syed Kaleem Imam at the request of Sindh's provincial government due to his perceived insubordination and failure to control increasing crime rates in Karachi.[8][9]

Mazar-e-Quaid incident

The Pakistan Democratic Movement conducted a large political rally in the port city of Karachi near the Mazar-e-Quaid on October 18, 2020. During the rally, former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif addressed the leader of the Pakistani Army, saying, "General Qamar Javed Bajwa, you packed up our government, which was working well, and put the nation and the country at the altar of your wishes." This speech was censored when broadcast by Pakistani media on the government's orders.[10] Some news analysts believed that Sharif's open criticism of Bajwa was unlikely to be taken lightly.[11]

That night, officials of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Pakistan Rangers allegedly abducted Inspector General Mahar and forced him to sign an order to arrest prominent opposition leader Muhammad Safdar Awan, Sharif's son-in-law, for "violating the sanctity of Quaid's mausoleum" during the rally.[12] The sequence of events, according to Al Jazeera, was that federal intelligence agencies grew frustrated because they were unable to immediately arrest Safdar, so they sent nine paramilitary Ranger vehicles to Mahar's house at 4am on October 19 to bring him to a meeting with the sector commander, where they demanded that he authorise Safdar's arrest.[10] Awan was released on bail the same day.[12]

To protest this treatment, Mahar and other senior officials in the Sindh police department applied for leave en masse, though they subsequently relented when Qamar Javed Bajwa, the head of Pakistani armed forces, ordered an inquiry into the incident.[13][14][15][16][17][10][18] The Federal Minister of Information, Shibli Faraz, called this protest by the Sindh police a "quasi-mutiny".[19]

According to former Inspector General of Police Akhtar Hassan Khan, the events were a series of blunders. He said that Safdar's behavior at the mausoleum was inappropriate and could be considered a legal offence, but not a cognizable one, meaning that his arrest should have been preceded by a court warrant. He condemned the abduction and intimidation of Mahar.[18][19][20] According to Al Jazeera, while all the reports of Mahar's mistreatment were unlikely to be true, such behavior on the part of federal intelligence officials amounted to coercion. Mazhar Abbas of thenews.com.pk reported that Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan considered the kidnapping and its aftermath to be media-created hype and a non-issue, laughing over the incident.[21][22][23]

Impact and legacy

According to Mazhar Abbas, the issues raised by such intra-institutional conflict and the unprecedented police revolt are unlikely to be resolved quickly.[22] Three inquiries were made, one by the head of the armed forces, another by a committee of the Sindh provincial government,[24] and a third, limited one by the federal government. The Civil Society filed a petition in Pakistan's Supreme Court seeking to restrain the federal government and its armed agencies from illegitimate interference in provincial autonomy.[25]

As per a[26] report by an inquiry conducted on the orders of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Mahar was not kidnapped but "summoned overzealously" since the ISI and Pakistan Rangers were allegedly under great public pressure.[27] As per the recommendations of same inquiry, the ISI and Ranger officials concerned in the incident were removed from any ongoing assignments that might cause misunderstandings with the Sindh Police.[27]

Weaponry

Service colour Dark blue and red
  
Uniform colour Black, Khaki
  

The Sindh Police uses a variety of weaponry. However, these are a few of the most common weapons used.

Vehicles

The most common vehicles used by the Sindh Police are:

Toyota Hilux Single/Double cabin (REVO/Vigo version), Toyota Corolla (2010-2018 version), Mohafiz Internal Security Vehicle, APCs, troop carriers, water cannons.

The Sindh Police is not known to use any aircraft; however, there have been rumours that the police use locally produced UAVs such as the SATUMA Jasoos, for reconnaissance.

Police Hospitals in Sindh

  • Sindh Police Hospital Garden Karachi
  • Regional Police Hospital Hyderabad
  • Regional Police Health Center Sukkur

Citizens Police Liaison Committee

The Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) (Urdu: شہری پولیس رابطہ پنچائیت) is a public-private relationship, self-funding, Non-Political Statutory organization, established under a notification by the Sindh government. The CPLC provides relief and technical support to victims of crime. Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim established the Citizen Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) in 1989, while Jameel Yusuf was its founding chairman. The CPLC works in Karachi and assists citizens in registering the (FIR) if it is refused by police for some reason.

The public takes initiative as a volunteer and report the failing law and order situations to the law enforcement agencies to achieve its objectives.[28][29]

Organization structure

CPLC is distributed among 6 district offices in Karachi, one district office at Hyderabad, decided to establish a district office in Sukkur, where as its main office is located in the Governor House Sindh.[30] A Police core group was established by the IGP Sindh to cooperate among Police and the citizens.[31]

CPLC had previously Ahmed Chinoy as its chief and new chief Zubair Habib has been appointed as a new chief of CPLC.[32] CPLC has established 1102 as its help-line.[33] Makhdoom Ali Khan was member of the Advisory Board of the Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC).

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sindh Police". www.sindhpolice.gov.pk. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Divergent Image". PTV Drama Serials. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  3. ↑ - Sindh Police History Archived 14 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Sindh police to get phone caller location technology - GEO.tv". Archived from the original on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "Inspectors General Police | Balochistan Police". balochistanpolice.gov.pk. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. 1 2 Pakistan Police Officer Ranks, Badges and Grades - Pakistan Hotline
  7. ↑ "SSU". Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Sherani, Tahir (28 February 2020). "Mushtaq Ahmed Mahar replaces Syed Kaleem Imam as Sindh IGP". dawn.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Sindh govt writes to establishment division for IGP Imam's removal". dawn.com. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  10. 1 2 3 Hashim, Asad. "Pakistan army to probe opposition allegation of pressuring police". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  11. ↑ "Pakistan's latest episode of Game of Thrones is an inflection point". www.defencenews.in. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  12. 1 2 "Capt Safdar arrested from Karachi hotel for 'violating sanctity of Quaid's mausoleum'". dawn.com. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  13. ↑ "A police force undermined". dawn.com. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  14. ↑ Ali, Imtiaz (20 October 2020). "Sindh IG defers leave, orders his officers to set aside their leave applications for 10 days". dawn.com. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  15. ↑ Ayub, Imran (20 October 2020). "PPP left red-faced after arrest of Maryam's husband". dawn.com. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  16. ↑ "Army chief orders immediate inquiry into 'Karachi incident': ISPR". dawn.com. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  17. ↑ "Pakistan News: Move to 'kidnap' Sindh IGP to register FIR against PML-N leaders 'brainchild' of Pak interior minister Ijaz Shah". The Times of India. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  18. 1 2 Hassan Khan, Akhtar (25 October 2020). "Open Mic Cafe with Aftab Iqbal; Captain Safdar & Sindh Police ; Episode 67 ; 25 October 2020 ; GWAI (Language:Urdu)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  19. 1 2 Siddiqui, Naveed (10 November 2020). "ISI, Rangers officials involved in Sindh IG incident removed pending further proceedings: ISPR". dawn.com. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  20. ↑ Sahoutara, Naeem (9 November 2020). "FIR against Capt Safdar over mausoleum incident 'fake', police tell Karachi court". dawn.com. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  21. ↑ Khan, Imran (Prime Minister of Pakistan) (23 October 2020). "Live Stream ; Prime Minister Imran Khan Exclusive Interview on ARY News (Language Urdu)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  22. 1 2 "Political significance of Sindh IGP incident". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  23. ↑ "PM finds abduction of Sindh IG funny, says can't stop laughing". The Current. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  24. ↑ "Ministerial Committee to probe Capt Safdar's arrest, IG Sindh holds session in Karachi". BW Businessworld. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  25. ↑ "SC moved against Sindh police chief's 'kidnapping'". The Express Tribune. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  26. ↑ "Power Play | Arshad Sharif | ARYNews | 10 November 2020 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  27. 1 2 "Sindh IGP was not abducted, reveals report". ARY NEWS. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  28. ↑ "Sindh governor seeks CPLC chief's resignation: sources". Dawn. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  29. ↑ "CPLC, Rangers, police to jointly fight street crime with volunteers' help". Dawn. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  30. ↑ "Who we are". cplc.org.pk. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  31. ↑ "CPLC-police core group proposed". Dawn. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  32. ↑ "New CPLC chief appointed". Dawn. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  33. ↑ "CPLC gets new helpline". DAWN. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
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