Overview
- The Sindh chief secretary issued a notification posting Shah as Deputy Inspector General of Police, Traffic, Karachi with immediate effect.
- The order simultaneously relieved Mazhar Nawaz Shaikh of the additional charge of DIG Traffic Karachi.
- Shah’s earlier removal on January 29 was reported by insiders who linked it to traffic arrangements criticized after the deadly Gul Plaza fire.
- The Gul Plaza blaze was reported to have claimed at least 80 lives, focusing attention on emergency access and traffic control in the area.
- Separate source-based reports have described an inquiry into Shah’s alleged influence in a businessman’s detention, including a complaint filed at Gizri Police Station, with no official findings cited in the notice.