ISLAMABAD – The federal government on Saturday appointed Riffat Mukhtar as Sindh’s Inspector General of Police (IGP).
The senior officer Pakistan Police Service has replaced Ghulam Nabi Memon, who was appointed during the PPP’s tenure.
A notification said that Memon has been asked to report to the Establishment Division.
Riffat Mukhtar has served in multiple key positions including Regional Police Officer (RPO) Multan.
“With the approval of Federal Government, Mr. Riffat Mukhtar, a BS-21 officer of Police Service of Pakistan, presently serving under Government of the Punjab, is transferred and posted as Provincial Police Officer (PPO), Government of Sindh, under Section 10 of the Civil Servants Act, 1973, with immediate effect and until further orders,” the notification read.