Inspector-General (IG) of Punjab police, Faisal Shahkar, has relinquished his charge after less than six months in the office.
Faisal Shahkar was appointed as the IG by the Punjab government in July, replacing Rao Sardar Ali Khan who was the police chief during Hamza Shehbaz’s tenure as Chief Minster.
Prior to this, Sardar Ali Khan served as the IGP for almost a year. Following is the timeline of the officers who served as the IGP while Imran Khan was the Prime Minister (PM).
Dr Syed Kaleem Imam (June 2018-September 2018)
Dr Imran was appointed in June 2018 and left office in September of that year. He was removed from the post one month after Khan appointed Usman Buzdar as CM of Punjab.
Muhammad Tahir (September 2018-October 2018)
After Kaleem Imam, Muhammad Tahir remained in the office for a month.
Amjad Javed Saleemi (October 2018-April 2019)
Saleemi served for six months as the police chief of the province.
Capt. (R) Arif Nawaz Khan (April 2019- November 2019)
Captain Khan left the office after seven months of being in charge.
Shoaib Dastgir (November 2019-September 2020)
Dastgir remained IGP for almost ten months.
Inam Ghani (September 2020- September 2021)
During the PTI’s government, Ghani held the IGP post for a year.
Sardar Ali Khan (Septmeber 2021-July 2022)
Sardar Ali was replaced by Shahkar.
This information has been taken from the Punjab police website.
