Allah Dino Khawaja
Allah Dino Khawaja | |
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File:Allah Dino Khawaja IG.jpg | |
Federal Secretary for Narcotics Control | |
Assumed office February 2020 | |
Appointed by | Imran Khan |
Inspector General of Motorway & National Highways Police | |
In office September 2018 – February 2020 | |
Appointed by | Imran Khan |
Inspector General of Sindh Police | |
In office 14 March 2016 – 13 June 2018 | |
Appointed by | Nawaz Sharif |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Pakistan |
Alma mater | Cadet College Petaro University of Sindh |
Allah Dino Khawaja (a.k.a. A.D. Khawaja) (Sindhi: الله ڏنو خواجا) is a Pakistani police officer who serves in BPS-22 grade as the Federal Secretary for Narcotics Control. Khawaja is batchmates with prominent bureaucrats namely Fawad Hasan Fawad (PAS), Rizwan Ahmed (PAS), Sikandar Sultan Raja (PAS) and Hussain Asghar (PSP).[1][2][3][4][5]
Khawaja had taken some serious decisions and implemented the National Action Plan of Pakistan and Karachi operation during his tenure as Inspector General of Sindh Police from March 2016 to June 2018.[6][7][8] During his tenure as IG Sindh, he launched reforms into the policing system in Sindh province and revised CCTV monitoring system in the city of Karachi. For the first time in the history of Sindh, under the leadership of I.G. Allah Dino Khawaja, police constables had been appointed purely on merit through credible testing services and physical test by the Pakistan Army.[9]
Early life
Khawaja belongs to a village[clarification needed][10] in Tando Muhammad Khan district. He was enrolled in Cadet College Petaro, from where he completed his Intermediate[clarification needed][10] in 1982. After that, Khawaja completed his Master’s in Criminology from University of Sindh.[11]
Career
Khawaja has served as SSP in various districts of Sindh and worked in Karachi as DIG in districts South and East. He also rendered his services in Intelligence Bureau (IB) as a joint director.[10]
He was also posted as DIG for telecommunication and director for Sindh’s anti-corruption department. Khawaja also worked as personal staff officer for two chief ministers, Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah and Syed Abdullah Ali Shah.[11]
Khawaja was appointed to the position of IGP Sindh in March 2016 and served as the provincial top cop till June 2018. In September 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed Khawaja as the Inspector General of the National Highways & Motorway Police where he served till February 2020.[12]
In February 2020, Khawaja earned the rare honour for a police officer to head a federal ministry when he was posted as Federal Secretary for Narcotics Control.[13]
See also
References
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- ^ "15th Common officials — a 'darling' group of ruling govt". Pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Sindh Police". Sindhpolice.gov.pk. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
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- ^ Imdad Soomro. "Sindh Police constables appointed on merit this time". THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Sindh Police constables appointed on merit this time". Thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ a b c "Time To See The New Face Of The Sindh Police Department". Parhlo.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Man who patrolled streets as milk seller to uncover corrupt cops takes charge as new IG". Tribune.com.pk. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "AD Khawaja appointed new IG Sindh". Tribune.com.pk. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ Feb 21, 2020 09:03am (2020-02-21). "AD Khawaja to head narcotics division - Pakistan". Dawn.Com. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
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