Mr. Aftab Sultan (a BPS 22) PSP officer has been notified as new chief of Punjab Police. Other expected nominees for the coveted position of Punjab Inspector General of Police were Javed Iqbal, Sarmad Saeed Khan, Mushtaq Sukhera, Kalbe Abbas, Khan Baig, Nasir Durrani and Mubarik Athar. Punjab is the largest province and its police force is largest force (around 200,000) after Pakistan Army and it has sources of largest police funds.
Mr. Aftab Sultan is a refined civil servant and is having versatile police and allied experience. He was recently serving as Commandant National Police Academy. Prior to that he had served as DG IB and Additional IG Finance & Welfare Punjab and DIG at various stations. He belongs to 4th Common of Civil Service and at this time senior most PSP officer next to Mr. Javed Iqbal, current Secretary Narcotics Division. Mr. Aftab Sultan will retire in April, 2014.
He is considered as a man of utmost integrity and competence. He was inquiry officer in Bank of Punjab scam and had reported for frauds of billions of ruppees. He also inquired into frauds in medicines of dengue in Punjab province. During 2002 President Musharraf Referendum, he was DIG Sargodha and had requested the then IG Punjab to transfer him because he did not want to be part of any hoax referendum, he was readily transferred out/side lined. During his short tenure as DG IB, he worked for the uplifting of civilian spy agency and promoted culture of merit.
Appointment of Aftab Sultan, an officer of impeccable character, integrity and professional calibre, is considered to be a good omen for the Punjab Police as well as law and order situation of the biggest province of the country. God always bless him, amin.
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