ISLAMABAD: The federal government today appointed Faisal Shahkar as the new inspector general Punjab ahead of the closely watched election for the province’s chief minister.
According to a Cabinet Secretariat notification, Faisal Shahkar — a BS-22 officer of the Police Service of Pakistan — has been transferred and posted as a provincial police officer with the approval of the federal government.
Earlier, he was working as Inspector General of Pakistan Railways Police.
Meanwhile, the IG Punjab Police, Rao Sardar, has been transferred and posted as IG Railways Police. Rao Sardar had refused to work as IG Punjab Police and requested the federal government to appoint him somewhere else.
