KARACHI: Association of Former Inspectors General Pakistan (AFIGP) held a memorial reference for former IGP Syed Asif Majeed who passed away in the city recently

Former IGPs Nayar Hasnain and Saud Ahmed paid tributes to late IG Asif Majeed who was considered the oldest living PSP officer in Pakistan as he belonged to the first PSP batch of 1948, who had the distinction of serving in every province of Pakistan.

The condolence meeting was attended by senior police officers and close family members. IG Asif Majeed was born in Delhi in 1925, his mother was English while his father was Col Majeed who later became barrister and first DG of Postal Department of Pakistan. He belonged to a very distinguished and literary family of Delhi as his grandfather Khan Bahadur Abdul Ahad Rizvi was honorary magistrate and a famous philanthropist of Delhi.

He took active part in the independence movement of Pakistan and was once arrested during the colonial era in Lahore when he was a lecturer at the geography department of the University of Punjab after doing his masters from Aligarh University.

After becoming a PSP officer in 1948, he served at different cities including Karachi and was promoted to IG in 1961. He was also posted as deputy high commissioner of Pakistan to UK in 1966. However, his career came to an abrupt end “due to an army dictator’s arbitrary decision,” according to former IG Nayar Hasnain.

Later on, when Z.A. Bhutto came into power, who was his friend and neighbour in Clifton, his termination from service was turned into retirement.

Subsequently, late IG Syed Asif shifted to Germany where he lived with his German wife, Karen till her death three years ago.

“Syed Asif was a dynamic and dashing police officer of his generation whose professional acumen was duly recognised by the Pakistan government which conferred upon him two prestigious medals, QPM in 1965 and Sitara-i-Khidmat in 1966 for his meritorious services.”

Published in Dawn, October 23rd, 2018

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