ISLAMABAD: In a bureaucratic reshuffle, the federal government has appointed Muhammad Sohail Chaudhry, a BS-20 officer currently posted in Punjab, as Inspector General of Police (IGP), Islamabad, replacing incumbent IGP Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi.
According to a notification issued by the Establishment Division, Capt Muhammad Sohail Chaudhry (Rtd), a BS-20 officer of the Police Service of Pakistan (PSP), presently serving under the government of Punjab, is transferred and posted as IGP, Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police, under Section 10 of the Civil Servants Act, 1973, with immediate effect and until further orders.
According to a separate notification, the present IGP Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi, a BS-20 officer of PSP, is transferred and posted/ appointed as Director General (DG), National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), under the Interior and Narcotics Control Division, in terms of Section 29(3) of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016, amended vide Section 6 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act, 2025, and under Section 10 of the Civil Servants Act, 1973, with immediate effect and until further orders.
Similarly, according to another notification, Syed Khurram Ali, a BS-21 officer presently awaiting posting in the Establishment Division, is transferred and posted as Director General, National Police Bureau (NPB), under the Interior and Narcotics Control Division, under Section 10 of the Civil Servants Act, 1973, with immediate effect and until further orders.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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