*ISLAMABAD: Following a high-level reshuffle in the bureaucracy, thefederal government on Wednesday removed Director General FederalInvestigation Agency (FIA) Muhammad Tahir Rai from the post. *
According to a well-placed source, the federal cabinet, which met inIslamabad with the prime minister in the chair, has approved replacing DGFIA Muhammad Tahir Rai with Mohsin Butt.
Sources mention that Butt is a grade 22 officer of the Police Service ofPakistan.
It is learnt that the incumbent government removed Rai Tahir after herefused to initiate ‘bogus’ cases against former prime minister Imran Khanpertaining to Toshakhana gifts.
The government forced DG FIA to initiate an inquiry against the PTI chiefand lost his job after the latter refused to follow ‘unlawful’ orders, saidsources.
Earlier in the day, hours after Parvez Elahi took oath as chief ministerPunjab, the federal government has removed CCPO Lahore Bilal SiddiqueKamyana.
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A notification for the removal of the CCPO Lahore was issued today and hewas directed to report to the Intelligence Bureau (IB).
Bilal Siddique Kamyana was appointed CCPO Lahore three months back whenHamza Shahbaz took oath as chief minister of the province.
On July 22, the Punjab government appointed Faisal Shahkar as newprovincial Inspector General (IG) shortly after Rao Sardar refused tocontinue serving ahead of Punjab chief minister (CM) election.
