Karachi SHO suspended after audio of apology to drug dealer surfaces

<p>KARACHI: The station house officer (SHO) of the Pak Colony police station was suspended after an audio clip went viral on social media in which he purportedly sought an apology from a drug dealer.</p> <p>The action was taken by South DIG Syed Asad Raza against SHO Faisal Gul.</p> <p>A police spokesperson said in a statement that the department would approach the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency for verification of the audio clip.</p> <p>According to an order, an audio recording surfaced on social media on Nov 5, allegedly featuring the SHO and a police constable in an “unauthorised, compromising conversation with a known drug peddler, Kashif alias Dada”.</p> <p>The SHO had “compromised the writ of law” by pursuing mutual reconciliation with a criminal and directing his subordinate to apologise to the drug peddler, the order stated.</p> <p><em>Published in Dawn, November 8th, 2026</em></p>