Karachi police suspend 16 personnel after SIU-dist...

Summary

•   KARACHI: Karachi Police Chief Azad Khan has suspended 16 police personnel, including seven officers, following a violent confrontation between the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) and District Central Police during an operation to arrest suspects in Nazimabad.
• According to official sources, 11 personnel belonging to the SIU of the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) and five officials from District Central Police have been suspended.
• The situation reportedly deteriorated further outside Nazimabad Police Station, where SIU personnel allegedly detained a District Central Police mobile.

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KARACHI: Karachi Police Chief Azad Khan has suspended 16 police personnel, including seven officers, following a violent confrontation between the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) and District Central Police during an operation to arrest suspects in Nazimabad. The incident has raised serious concerns about coordination, operational discipline and command failures within Karachi Police.

Inquiry Report Leads to Disciplinary Action

The suspensions were ordered on Monday following an inquiry conducted by DIG South Asad Raza into the clash between the two police units.

According to official sources, 11 personnel belonging to the SIU of the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) and five officials from District Central Police have been suspended. All suspended personnel have been directed to report to the Suspended Company at Garden Police Headquarters in the South Zone.