Nisar Memon on Wednesday assumed the charge of Divisional Superintendent (DS) Pakistan Railways Karachi Division. The ministry recently made transfers and postings of three top officials from Karachi division.

As per the notification Syed Mazhar Ali Shah, a BS-20 officer of Railways Commercial & Transportation Group working as DS Karachi was transferred and posted as Secretary Railway Board (BS-21), Islamabad in his own pay & scale vice vacancy.

Nisar Memon, a BS-20 officer of Civil Engineering Department, working as Chief Engineer Open Line (BS-20), PR Headquarters Office, Lahore, was transferred and posted as DS, Karachi.

Amir Muhammad Daudpota, a BS-20 officer of Civil Engineering Department posted as Project Director Construction of Coal Loading station between BQM-PQM Project/Karachi, was transferred and posted as Chief Engineer Open Line (BS-20), PR Headquarters Office, Lahore.

Before these transfers and postings, Railways had suspended a half dozen officials posted in commercial transportation group and railways police of Karachi and Sukkur divisions for their alleged negligence in fulfilling responsibilities, resulting in Liaquatpur Taizgham train incident that left around 70 people dead and several others injured.

In his first meeting with the officers of Karachi Division Nisar directed them for maintaining strict punctuality of the passenger trains going up from Karachi.

"All the officers are required to utilise their full potential and give their 100 percent while discharging their official duties," he said. Memon had served on similar position from 2014 to 2017.