KP police reshuffle: Eight officers transferred and posted in two separate notifications

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police Department has ordered a major reshuffle involving eight officers through two separate notifications

PESHAWAR:  The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police Department has ordered a major reshuffle involving eight officers through two separate notifications issued on October 26, 2026, with new postings announced for Kurram, Kohistan Upper and several key positions in the provincial police administration.

The transfers and postings have been ordered by Provincial Police Officer Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Zulfiqar Hameed PSP under Section 17(4) of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police Act, 2017. The notifications were issued from the Office of the Inspector General of Police in Peshawar and countersigned by Deputy Inspector General of Police Headquarters Abbas Majeed Khan Marwat PSP.

Under the first notification, numbered CPO/E-I/Transfer/Posting/2465, four officers have been assigned new responsibilities in different districts and police formations.

Tahir Iqbal PSP (BS-18), who was serving as District Police Officer (DPO) Kohistan Upper, has been transferred and posted as Superintendent of Police (SP) Investigation Abbottabad.

Dr Saad Afridi PSP (BS-18), who was awaiting posting at the Central Police Office (CPO) in Peshawar, has been appointed District Police Officer Kurram in his own pay and scale.

Meanwhile, Ayaz Mehmood DSP (BS-17), previously serving as SP Investigation Abbottabad, has been posted as SP Havelian Abbottabad in his own pay and scale.

Malik Habib Khan DSP/L (BS-17), who was serving as DPO Kurram, has been transferred to Kohistan Upper and appointed its District Police Officer, also in his own pay and scale.

According to police sources, the changes in Hazara and Kohat regions are intended to adjust district-level leadership and strengthen investigation and policing responsibilities.

Changes in designated districts

The second notification, numbered CPO/E-I/Transfer/Posting/2472, outlines four additional postings concerning designated districts, including the merged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Under these orders, Muhammad Asif PSP (BS-18) has been transferred from the position of AIG Human Resource and Merged Districts Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to AIG Legal, Designated Districts Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He will also hold the additional charge of AIG Human Resource and Merged Districts until further orders, alongside his new responsibilities.

Shah Asad Khan PSP (BS-18), previously serving as SP SSU Diamir Basha Dam Upper Kohistan, has been posted as AIG Operations, Designated Districts Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

In another change, Rizwanullah DSP (BS-17), who was serving as DSP/PSO to the Additional Inspector General of Police Headquarters KP, has been appointed SP/PSO to the Additional IGP, Designated Districts Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Hamid Ullah AD-IT (BS-17), previously serving as Assistant Director to the DIG Headquarters Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has been posted as Deputy Director IT, Designated Districts Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Police Headquarters sources said the appointments in the designated districts are aimed at strengthening administrative coordination, operational supervision and information technology infrastructure in the merged areas.

Copies of both notifications have been forwarded to the Additional IGP Headquarters and Designated Districts, regional police officers, district accounts officers, the Establishment Division in Islamabad and the concerned officers for information and necessary compliance.

The reshuffle covers district policing, investigation, legal affairs, operations, human resources and IT administration, with the newly assigned officers directed to assume their respective responsibilities in accordance with the issued orders.