ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Saturday appointed Dr Akbar Nasir Khan as the new inspector general of police (IGP) for the federal capital, removing Mohammad Ahsan Younas from the post.
“Dr Akbar Nasir Khan, a BS-20 officer of Police Service of Pakistan, presently serving in National Counter Terrorism Authority (Nacta), is transferred and posted as Inspector General, Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police, under Interior Division, under Section 10 of the Civil Servants Act, 1973, with immediate effect,” a notification from the Establishment Division stated.
In another notification, Muhammad Ahsan Younas has been transferred and his services are placed at the disposal of the government of Punjab with immediate effect. He was posted as the Islamabad police chief by the PTI government in December 2021.
Dr Akbar Khan is a graduate of Harvard Kennedy School and was previously working as DG Nacta Monitoring, Evaluation and Capacity Building. His earlier work includes National Internal Security Policy of Pakistan and establishment of Punjab Safe Cities Authority.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Faisal, a BS-19 officer in Islamabad police was transferred to Punjab while Lt commander (retd) Yasir Afridi, another BS-19 officer, was transferred from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police to ICT Police.
Earlier this week, Mushtaq Ahmed Mahar (a grade-22 officer) was removed from the post of inspector general of Sindh Police and Dr Kamran Fazal (a grade-21 officer) was appointed as the acting police chief of the province.
