LAHORE: The Punjab government has promoted 41 officers of the Punjab Prisons Department to the rank of Deputy Superintendent Jail (Grade-17).
According to the details released by private media, following instructions from the Secretary Home Punjab, the Home Department issued promotion orders.
The promoted officers, moving from Assistant Superintendent to Deputy Superintendent (Grade-17), include Shehzad Hussain (Judicial District Jail Sialkot), Shehzad Ahmad (Executive High Security Prison Mianwali), Hafiz M Rizwan (Executive District Jail Jhang), Tasawwar Iqbal (Judicial District Jail Okara), Khawar Abbas (Judicial District Jail Narowal), M Iftikhar Naeem (Education Lahore), M Shehbaz (Development District Jail Sheikhupura), Ulfat Naeem (Central Jail Rawalpindi), M Ashfaq (District Jail Kasur), Irfan Ali (District Jail Layyah), M Asghar (District Jail Lodhran), M Younis (Regional Office Sahiwal), M Ahmad (Central Jail Sahiwal), Farrukh Zeeshan (Inspectorate of Prisons), Sarfraz Khan (District Jail Bhakkar), Asghar Ali (Regional Office Faisalabad), Abid Ali (District Jail Sheikhupura), Anees Rana (District Jail Okara), M Irfan (Central Jail Gujranwala), Ahmad Bilal (Inspectorate of Prisons), M Iqbal (District Jail Bahawalnagar), M Saqib (District Jail Faisalabad), Mohsin Ameen (District Jail Toba Tek Singh), Naveed Liaqat (Central Jail Lahore), Abdul Shakoor (Sub Jail Shujaabad), Amir Abbas (District Jail Gujrat), Ali Afraz (Central Jail Sahiwal), Yasir Hussain (Central Jail Faisalabad), Naveed Ahmad (District Jail Kasur), Shehzad Aslam (District Jail Mandi Bahauddin), Ahmar Siddiqui (High Security Prison Sahiwal), M Zubair (District Jail Hafizabad), Nouman Ilyas (Central Jail DG Khan), Hafiz M Qamar Abbas (Inspectorate of Prisons), and Amir Bashir (District Jail Attock). These officers will remain at their current postings.
Additionally, the following Assistant Superintendents have been promoted to Grade-17, with their posting orders to be issued later: Waseem Abbas (District Jail Okara), Nadeem Iqbal (District Jail Lahore), M Arif Khalid (District Jail Rajanpur), Sajjad Haider (District Jail Sheikhupura), Saqib Javed (District Jail Khanewal), and M Umar Farooq (District Jail Sheikhupura).
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A Punjab Home Department spokesperson said that eligible officers are being promoted on time as per government policy and rules.
Earlier, the Punjab Police Department has issued a notification for the transfer and posting of 10 senior officers across different regions, effective immediately. The changes were directed by Inspector General of Police Punjab, Dr. Usman Anwar.
According to the notification, Muhammad Kashif Aslam (PSP/BS-19), previously SSP Administration, Investigation Branch, Punjab, Lahore, is now SSP, Internal Accountability Branch, Capital City District, Lahore, replacing Asim Iftikhar (PSP/BS-18), who has been reassigned to the Central Police Office, Punjab, Lahore.
Arslan Zahid (PSP/BS-18), former SP Investigation, R.Y. Khan, has been transferred to Addl. SP, Dolphin Squad, Lahore. His role in R.Y. Khan is now filled by Nasrullah Khan Warraich (PP/BS-18), previously SP Investigation, Layyah.
Monazza Karamat (PSP/BS-18), formerly Addl. SP Investigation, City Lahore, has been posted as Addl. SP Headquarters, Lahore. Her previous position is now held by Farhat Abbas (PP/BS-18), transferred from Addl. SP Civil Lines Division, Gujranwala. Muhammad Munir Badar (PP/BS-18), earlier SP Investigation, Mianwali, has taken over as Addl. SP Civil Lines Division, Gujranwala, replacing Farhat Abbas.