Center won’t let Punjab IGP Faisal Shahkar leave his position
On Tuesday, the federal government steadfastly refused to terminate Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Faisal Shahkar’s employment.
The centre also gave t the go-ahead to remain the IGP for Punjab.
In this regard, the establishment division stated that no matter about IG Punjab Faisal Shahkar’s resignation from his position is being considered, adding that Faisal Shahkar had written to the federal government to inform them of his desire to resign from his position.
It is important to note that on November 6, Faisal Shahkar made the decision to resign and informed the federal government in writing that he would not be continuing in his position.
In a letter, Faisal Shahkar claimed that “personal issues” made it impossible for him to carry out his current tasks.
Therefore, he wrote, “I kindly request that my services be withdrawn with immediate effect from the government of Punjab and made available to the federal government.”
According to sources familiar with the situation, there were disagreements between the IG and the Punjab government on the filing of the FIR for the Wazirabad incident.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi, vice chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), had earlier sought the resignation of IG Punjab if a FIR of the event could not be filed.
