The present police setup in the province has developed satisfactory working rapport with the major coalition partner in the Sindh Government and it is likely that no major change will take place till the elections are over.
Sources on Thursday said that it was with 'great difficulty' the major coalition partners in the Sindh Government could develop effective rapport with the police and the rangers and there was every likelihood that the existing arrangement would continue till elections were over.
They said that barring minor changes there would be no major reshuffle in any of the two law enforcement agencies. It is generally believed that the police chief Jehangir Mirza and DG Rangers Major General. Javed Zia are effective links between the Sindh Governor and Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim in matters of crucial decisions on law and order management in the province.
The high officials say they are more comfortable with the governor than the chief minister as the governor takes decisions only after consideration of issues and listening to divergent point of views from his officers whereas the position is different in the CM office. "Many decisions are taken at the spur of the moment soon backfire and retracted."
However, this situation doesn't bother officials who remain prepared for any kind of eventuality. Talking about police officials under investigation at various level sources said that this was an ongoing process and needed no serious consideration. "Some of the officers are under inquiry today, a few may be under inquiry tomorrow. But this should not be an indication that the government is vindictive at any stage. There is this notion and it should be removed."
Sources said that during high security alert in Karachi crime graph went down which proved that with the increase in police strength, -"for which we had been asking" - there would be substantial decrease in crime.
They said that a few retired high government officials employed on contracts on the recommendations of the chief minister are under surveillance for their alleged involvement in financial mismanagement in their departments.
The provincial planning and development department had been under severe criticism for its slow pace of work and poor financial record keeping and heads of various sections, including additional chief secretary, would either be replaced or removed to ensure proper implementation of development projects across the province.
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