Overview
- Official notifications from the Cabinet Secretariat’s Establishment Division took immediate effect, stating both postings will continue until further orders.
- Dr Usman Anwar was transferred from Punjab IGP and appointed director general of the Federal Investigation Agency, with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi publicly praising his tenure.
- Rao Abdul Kareem, a 24th Common PSP officer who joined in 1996, previously served as Additional IG Special Branch and held multiple field and command roles in Punjab and Sindh.
- The new Punjab police chief has assumed charge and outlined priorities including protecting lives and property, IT‑based policing, counterterrorism, welfare of the force, and zero tolerance for non‑professional conduct.
- The leadership change has been reported in the context of the Bhati Gate case, as the Lahore High Court seeks replies by March 3 and an inquiry examines police conduct and command responsibility.