Punjab govt makes massive reshuffle in bureaucracy

In 25 districts, the Punjab Government on Monday announced a significant reorganization of the provincial bureaucracy.

The Establishment Division also released a notice in this regard addressing recent transfers.

Prior to this, the Punjab Police transferred station house officers (SHOs) from 26 different police stations due to their alleged involvement in torturing PTI supporters on May 25 during the Azadi March.

The SHOs have been moved to the police line, according to the police officials, and they have not yet been suspended. They declared, "The suspension won't happen until an investigation establishes the claims against them.

Further, the officials dispute the removal of SPs who were on duty on May 25.

The SHOs removed from their posts included Adnan Rasheed, Amir Riaz, Wajih ul Hasan, Asim Rafique, Qadir Ali, Muhammad Jamil, Javed Iqbal, Farooq Iftikhar, Muzammil Hussain, Rasheed Saleem, Zahid Hussain, Ahmed Adnan Sultan, Muhammad Riaz, Shabbir Hussain, Irfan Ashraf, Asad Iqbal, Nadeem Khalid, Nisar Ahmed, Furqan Mahmood, Yasir Bashir, Abdul Wahid, Aamir Anjum and Nasrullah Chattah.