ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Wednesday appointed Sanaullah Abbasi as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
The notification for Abbasi’s appointment was issued after approval from Prime Minister Imran Khan. Abbasi replaces Dr Naeem Khan, who was appointed as IG KP in February 2019.
A day earlier, reports of federal government deciding to replace the KP IGP had emerged. Officials said that the decision was taken after the premier expressed “dissatisfaction” with Khan’s performance.
Abbasi is currently serving as the Gilgit-Baltistan police chief. He had also headed Counter-Terrorism Department of Sindh Police.
Last week, it was reported that the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf had decided to reshuffle the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa cabinet.
A media report stated that some portfolios of the provincial ministers and advisers to the chief minister are likely to be changed in the first phase.
“In the second phase, if they don’t deliver, they would be ousted from the cabinet and new people would be given the opportunity to serve,” the report claimed.
