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Capt. Sohail Chaudhry Appointed Islamabad Inspector General

The Establishment Division used Section 10 of the Civil Servants Act to transfer Ali Nasir Rizvi to head the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency, signaling a federal shift toward stronger cyber investigations as Islamabad Police begins an AI-enabled modernization.

Overview

  • The Establishment Division notification, issued Saturday, September 12, 2026, formally posts Capt (Rtd) Muhammad Sohail Chaudhry as Inspector General of Islamabad Police with immediate effect.
  • Ali Nasir Rizvi has been transferred from the Islamabad IGP post and appointed Director General of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency, also by the same official orders.
  • The transfers were made under Section 10 of the Civil Servants Act, 1973, and the orders will be published in the Gazette of Pakistan as the formal record.
  • Chaudhry is a BS-20 Police Service of Pakistan officer and former army captain with recent roles in Lahore, Faisalabad and Multan and a reputation for firm operational leadership, which could change policing emphasis in the capital.
  • The moves come as Islamabad Police rolls out an AI-enabled command-and-control system, a pairing that could speed real-time monitoring and push federal priorities toward stronger cybercrime investigation and more disciplined field operations.