ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad police chief, Inspector General of Police Jan Mohammad, was posted out from the force and his services were surrendered to the establishment division on Saturday.

The officer, who is in Malaysia on ex-Pakistan leave to attend a course, will return on November 5 and hand over the charge to his successor if the government appointed any officer in his place by then.

Currently, DIG Security Waqar Chohan has been looking after the office of the IGP Islamabad in his absence.

According to a notification issued by the establishment division, retired lieutenant Jan Mohammad, a BS-20 officer of the Police Service of Pakistan (PSP), presently serving as the IGP Islamabad under interior division, is transferred and directed to report to the establishment division with immediate effect and until further orders.

Sources close to the development said the decision to transfer the Islamabad police chief, who had been appointed before the general election, was made last week. The decision was made over some issue, the sources said, but did not share the exact reason behind the transfer.

While he was abroad he was transferred from the capital police, they stated, adding that he would return to Islamabad next week and hand over the charge to his successor if the government appointed anyone in his place.

Name of four officers are currently under consideration for the post of the IGP Islamabad but so far no one has been finalised, according to the sources. They said two of them had already showed reluctance to fill the post.

Published in Dawn, October 29th, 2018

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