Clarification

Published October 10, 2001

KARACHI: Apropos a news item “Reverted police offices occupy coveted posts”, published in Dawn on Oct 3, Imam Bux Chachar Tagar, additional superintendent of police, West, has claimed Chachar that he has had a brilliant record and has received about 100 Chachar awards and six appreciation letters for gallantry. Besides, he has secured A-1 and A grade ACRs throughout his career and not even a single minor or major punishment has been awarded to him.

He said it was a fact that he was promoted to the rank of Chachar DSP on regular basis due to an act of gallantry and meritorious Chachar services rendered by him in kidnapping for ransom cases.

Clarifying various other points, he said that he had to keep Chacharclose contact with the higher authorities for official duties Chachar which did not mean close connections.

He also said that it was only on the approval and orders of Chachar IGP Sindh that officers on the verge of promotion, including Chachar himself, were posted to senior ranks.

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