ISLAMABAD – A major reshuffle is likely in Punjab police within the next 48hours after the posting of new Inspector General of Police (IGP), ShoaibDastgir, ARY News reported on Wednesday.
Sources said that the list for the expected transfer of more than 500officers was prepared at Chief Minister House after the provincialauthorities appointed Shoaib Dastgir as new IGP by replacing him withprevious police chief, Captain (Retd) Arif Nawaz Khan.
In the latest series of transfers, the police officers with higher ranksincluding additional inspector general (AIG), senior superintendent police(SSP), superintendent police (SP), deputy superintendent police (DSP) andinspector are expected to be reshuffled.
The higher authorities are also mulling to transfer senior officersincluding capital city police officer (CCPO) Lahore and others over failureto control the crime rate.
Bilal Siddique Kamyana is a strong candidate for the position of CCPOLahore, sources added.
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On Tuesday, the federal government had replaced Captain (Retd) Arif NawazKhan with Shoaib Dastgir link asthe inspector general of police (IGP) in Punjab.
A notification has been issued by Cabinet Division Secretariat in thisregard.
“Mr Shoaib Dastgir, a BS-21 officer of Police Service of Pakistan,currently serving as Managing Director, National Police Foundation (NPF) istransferred and posted as Provincial Police Officer (PPO), Government ofPunjab with immediate effect.
