The Punjab government has appointed Faisal Shahkar as new provincial Inspector General (IG) shortly after Rao Sardar refused to continue serving ahead of Punjab chief minister (CM) election.
According to the notifications issued by Establishment Division, Rao Sardar
Ali Khan has been replaced with Faisal Shahkar. Rao Sardar has now been
appointed as Pakistan Railways inspector general with immediate effect.
Meanwhile, Faisal Shahkar, previously serving as the Railways inspector
general has now been transferred and posted as the provincial police chief
with immediate effect.
The appointment came after top-ranking government officials – IG Punjab and
Chief Secretary Kamran Afzal – refused to continue serving on their post.
AD Khawaja, Faisal Shahkar and Inam Ghani were strong contenders for the IG
Punjab post.
The newly-appointed police chief is a grade-22 officer and joined the
Pakistan Police Service as the additional superintendent in 1988. He served
as the additional inspector general at the Special Branch for almost three
years.
Shahkar has also served in the United Nations’ special missions in Bosnia
and Liberia among other countries.
