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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
10KARACHI53	2010-02-25 06:46	2011-08-30 01:44	CONFIDENTIAL	Consulate Karachi

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C O N F I D E N T I A L KARACHI 000053 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/24/2020 
TAGS: PGOV PTER PK
SUBJECT: KARACHI: NEW SINDH ADMINISTRATORS NAMED 
 
REF: A. KARACHI 40 
      ¶B. KARACHI 42 
 
Classified by: Consul General Stephen G. Fakan, Reasons 1.4 b and d 
 
¶1.  (U) SUMMARY: The Sindh Assembly on February 22 announced the 
appointment of administrators to oversee local government until the 
May 2010 party-based elections.  Replacing Karachi Nazim Mustafa 
Kamal (MQM) is District Coordination Officer Lala Fazal ur Rehman, 
and replacing Hyderabad Nazim Kanwar Naveeed Jamal (MQM) is District 
Coordination Officer Mohammad Altaf Katri.  As the civil servant 
administrators of Sindh's two largest cities, each will be playing a 
critical role in keeping the peace between the political parties (MQM 
and PPP) within government operations as well as through law and 
order on the streets.  Rehman and Katri will also be key 
interlocutors for Post through the election period.  All other 
interior Sindh District Coordinating Officers will be appointed as 
the local administrators in their districts.  END SUMMARY 
 
¶2.  (C) Sindh Minister for Local Bodies, Agha Siraj Durrani (PPP) 
announced the core committee's decision on February 22 followed by a 
series of official statements by Chief Minister, Syed Qaim Ali Shah. 
These statements officially dissolve the local and city councils and 
name administrator appointees in Karachi and Hyderabad.  District 
Coordination Officer (DCO) Lala Fazal ur Rehman will serve as 
Karachi's administrator and DCO Mohammad Altaf Katri, will be the 
administrator in Hyderabad.  While the administrators are government 
appointees from the civil servants corps and hence apolitical, as 
predicted, Karachi and Hyderabad will have administrators supported 
by and supportive of MQM (reftel A).  Rehman and Katri will be 
playing a critical role in keeping the peace between the political 
parties (MQM and PPP) within government operations as well as through 
law and order on the streets. 
 
¶3. (U) All other interior Sindh District Coordinating Officers will 
be appointed as administrators.  While formal notification has been 
made, administrators have not yet assumed their offices. 
 
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REHMAN TAKES KARACHI 
-------------------- 
 
¶4. (C) Ex Nazim Syed Mustapha Kamal's prediction was correct (reftel 
B) as DCO Rehman will take over Kamal's old office until the 
elections.  Despite his party affiliation, and being ethnically 
Pathan, Rehman has worked closely with leaders of both PPP and MQM 
and presents a suitable leadership compromise for both leading 
parties.  In a private conversation with Consul General Fakan, Sindh 
Home Secretary Arif Khan (MQM) offered insight into this choice. 
Despite calling him a "falling down drunk", Khan firmly stated that 
Rehman was the best candidate for the job and asserted that when he 
is charged with a serious responsibility, Rehman "breaks the bottle" 
and will show restraint.  Considered the most even-handed of the 
candidates by all parties he will most likely ensure fairness in the 
run-up to elections.  With further probing, Khan also admitted that 
while Rehman would not be able to stop election fraud, he was 
confident that Rehman would make sure that no one took an unfair 
advantage.  In an interesting aside, according to Khan, the 
Administrator candidacy discussion went all the way up to Zardari who 
also questioned Rehman's capabilities due to the excessive drinking. 
 
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KATRI IN HYDERABAD 
------------------- 
 
¶5. (C) A bit unexpectedly, Mohammad Altaf Katri will be assuming in 
the administrator role in Hyderabad, Sindh's second largest city and 
another MQM stronghold.  He is a senior civil servant with a "soft 
view of MQM", while also working favorably with PPP provincial 
leaders.  Note:  Sajjad Abassi, another MQM civil service confidante 
currently based in the Revenue Department in Karachi was rumored to 
be the frontrunner for the Hyderabad administrator position. 
 
FAKAN

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