Javed Alam Odho made Karachi police chief again

The Sindh government, concerned over the law and order situation, especially the rising street crime in Karachi, has ordered the transfer of the city police chief and posted Javed Alam Odho as the new top cop of the metropolis.

Officials said that on Thursday the Sindh government had issued directives to the Services General Administration and Coordination Department for transferring Karachi’s Additional IG Imran Yaqoob Minhas and appointing Odho as new police chief.

They said Odho’s name was finalised after consultation with Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who was said to be concerned over the law and order situation in Sindh, especially the rising street crime in Karachi.

In his several meetings, he had discussed in length the Karachi situation and on Thursday it was finalised to reappoint Odho as Karachi police chief. Odho had been earlier working as the city police chief before the caretaker setup and had been removed during the period.

Moreover, he was also found suitable for the position due to his previous working at the post especially in handling the law and order situation in the city.

Officials said Additional IG Odho had joined the police force in the year 1994 (22nd CTP) and has severed at many field positions during his service, which include SDPO Larkana in 1998. Afterwards he was transferred to the Karachi Range where he was posted as SP Central, SP East, SP Driving Licence branch. In the year 2000 he proceeded to Kosovo under the UN mission for one year.

Upon his return, he was posted as DPO Ghotki, DPO Badin, DPO Dadu, DPO Jamshoro and then moved to the Special Branch as SP Political Branch, Sindh. Moreover, after being promoted to the rank of SSP in 2007 he was posted as SSP Principal PTC Saeedabad, SSP District East and also held other positions.

In 2013 after being promoted to the rank of DIG he was posted as DIG Special Branch Sukkur, DIG West Range Karachi, DIG RRF Karachi, DIG Sukkur Range, DIG Larkana Range, DIG Admin Karachi Range, DIG Hyderabad, and DIG South Zone.

Later, Odho went to the National Management Course to Lahore in the year 2019 and his services were placed at the government of Balochistan’s disposal and later in the year 2021 after an Establishment Division Islamabad notification he was promoted to the rank of Additional IG (BPS-21).

After being promoted to BPS-21 Odho was posted as Additional IG Research and Development Sindh in 2022, then as Additional IG Special Branch, and on June 3, 2022 he was posted as Additional IG Karachi Range. Later, he was transferred from the post during the caretaker setup on September 5, 2023, and since then he had been awaiting posting.