ISLAMABAD: The federal government has appointed Muhammad Tahir Rai as the new director-general of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb shared the details of the appointment during a media interaction in a post-cabinet meeting press conference. Federal cabinet led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved the appointment of the new DG FIA.
Rai remained in coveted posts in his career and previously served as Balochistan Inspector General of Police and also led Counter Terrorism Department Punjab for nearly six years.
He was previously removed from his post as head of the CTD following the Sahiwal incident in which four persons, including three members of a family, were shot dead while three minor children were injured.
Tahir was appointed as the new chief a week after FIA Cyber Crime Wing Director Babar Bakht Qureshi was removed from his post. Incumbent DG FIA Sanaullah Abbasi has been transferred from his post.
