Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police Zulfiqar Hameed orders transfers and new postings for 18 officers, including senior regional and district police officials.

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police have ordered transfers and new postings for 18 officers, including senior police officials, regional police officers (RPOs) and district police officers (DPOs), under a notification issued on Oct. 11, 2026.

The notification, issued by the Office of the Inspector General of Police, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, states that the orders were made under Section 17(4) of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police Act, 2017, and will take effect immediately. Several officers have been directed to report to the Establishment Division in Islamabad or the Central Police Office (CPO) in Peshawar.

Key appointments and transfers

According to the notification, Dr. Fasihuddin, additional inspector general of training, has been directed to report to the Establishment Division in Islamabad. Humayun Masood Sandhu, DIG Legal, and Irfan Tariq, RPO Kohat Region, have also been ordered to report to the Establishment Division.

Lt. (retd.) Nasir Mahmood Satti has been appointed commandant of the Frontier Reserve Police (FRP), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while Syed Fida Hassan Shah, previously RPO Malakand Region, has been posted as DIG Operations.

Jahanzeb Nazir Khan, formerly commandant FRP, has been appointed RPO Hazara Region. Shakir Hussain Dawar, previously DIG Operations, has been posted as RPO Kohat Region, while Zahid Nawaz has been appointed RPO Malakand Region.

Changes in district police leadership

At the district level, Muhammad Azhar, previously DPO Mansehra, has been appointed assistant inspector general of police (AIG) Operations at the CPO in Peshawar. Muhammad Waqas Khan, formerly SSP Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Central Mardan and Mohmand, has been posted as DPO Mansehra.

Niaz Muhammad, previously SP Investigation Kohat, has been appointed DPO Karak. Imran Khan, who was serving as DPO Karak, has been directed to report to the Establishment Division in Islamabad.

Muhammad Jamil Akhtar, formerly SP Investigation Swat, has been posted as DPO Swat. Mushtaq Ahmed, previously DPO Swat, has been transferred to the post of SP Elite Force, Peshawar Region.

Muhammad Khalid, formerly AIG Logistics at the CPO in Peshawar, has been appointed DPO Lower Chitral. Resham Jahangir, previously DPO Lower Chitral, has been posted as AIG Logistics at the CPO.

Taimur Khan, formerly AIG Operations at the CPO, has been appointed DPO Haripur. Shafiullah, who was serving as DPO Haripur, has been directed to report to the CPO in Peshawar.

The notification forms part of an administrative reshuffle affecting senior police offices, regional commands and district-level leadership across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The orders specify that the transfers and postings are effective immediately.