Sohail Chaudhry was made the new IG of Islamabad. Check the notification.
ISLAMABAD – Captain (retd) Muhammad Sohail Chaudhry has been appointed as the new Inspector General of Islamabad Police.
The high-profile reshuffle was officially announced by the Establishment Division, bringing a sudden change in the leadership of the force responsible for security and law enforcement in the federal capital.
Under a government order, Captain (retd) Sohail Chaudhry, a BS-20 officer of the Police Service of Pakistan currently serving under the Government of Punjab, has been transferred to the federal capital and posted as Inspector General, Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police.
This appointment is made under Section 10 of the Civil Servants Act, 1973, and is effective immediately, and will remain in force until further orders.
Ali Nasir Rizvi, who has been the capital police chief, has been given another key law enforcement responsibility as the director general of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA). His new posting was issued through a separate notification.
The move effectively moves Rizvi from frontline management of policing in Islamabad to the country’s specialized cybercrime investigation apparatus at a time when digital fraud, online crime and technology-enabled crime have become increasingly prominent law enforcement challenges.
Sohail Chaudhry brings extensive operational experience to the capital’s top police post. During his career in Punjab Police, he served as Chief Traffic Officer Lahore, City Police Officer Faisalabad, Deputy Inspector General Operations Lahore, DIG Counter Terrorism Department Punjab and Regional Police Officer Multan.
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