IG Punjab Faisal Shahkar steps down

• IG of Punjab Police Faisal Shahkar steps down
• Government has not yet announced new appointment
• Faisal Shahkar has sent a report to the Secretary of Services

LAHORE: The Inspector General (IG) of Punjab Police Faisal Shahkar stepped down from his post.

Sources said that Faisal Shahkar will join the United Nations (UN) Advisor Police. Faisal Shahkar has sent a report to the Secretary of Services regarding the resignation of the charge.

Sources also disclosed that the government has not yet given the charge of IG Punjab to any officer.

It should be noted that last month IG Punjab went on a two-week vacation. He applied for the leave to perform Umrah which was granted.

Notably, since the assassination attack on Chairman PTI Imran Khan, there were differences between the Punjab government and the IG Punjab regarding the registration of the case, due to which he had also requested the federal government to withdraw his services.

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