RAWALPINDI: In a sweeping reshuffle of the bureaucracy, the Punjab government has transferred a number of senior civil and police officers posted in Rawalpindi Division, bringing in fresh faces to hold charge of some of the most important administrative slots in the garrison city.
The notifications, issued separately by Punjab Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman, cover the offices of the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner (DC), City Police Officer (CPO), Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) and Assistant Commissioner (AC). As is customary with such orders, all the outgoing officers have been asked to hand over charge without delay and report to their new assignments forthwith.
Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Muhammad Abdul Aamer Khattak (PAS/BS-20) is among those shifted out. He has been asked to report to the Services and General Administration Department (S&GAD) in Lahore, where he will remain on waiting orders until a fresh posting comes through.
Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi Hassan Waqar Cheema (PAS/BS-18) has likewise been sent to S&GAD. Taking his place is Capt. (Retd.) Nadeem Nasir (PAS/BS-19), who until now was holding charge as Deputy Commissioner Faisalabad.
The revenue side of the district administration has not been spared either. Capt. (Retd.) Sheheryar Sherazi (PAS/BS-18), who was serving as Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) Rawalpindi, has been moved to S&GAD, with Capt. (Retd.) Tayyab Sami Khan (PAS/BS-18) — previously attached to the office of the Director General, Lahore Development Authority (LDA) — brought in as his replacement.
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On the policing front, City Police Officer Rawalpindi Syed Khalid Mehmood Hamdani (PSP/BS-19) has been transferred out and told to report to the Central Police Office in Lahore for further instructions, though no successor has been named for the CPO’s slot as yet.
Down at the tehsil level, Assistant Commissioner Rawalpindi (Sadar) Hakim Khan (PMS/BS-17) has been posted to the Administration Wing of S&GAD, while Muhammad Akhtar (PMS/BS-17), who was serving as Assistant Commissioner Kot Momin, has been given charge of the Sadar circle in his place.
Officials said the transfers, approved by the competent authority, came into effect with immediate effect.
