ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Wednesday removed Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammad Saeed Wazir from the post after allegations were levelled that the territory’s police were “protecting” Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan while law enforcers were trying to arrest him in Lahore’s Zaman Park residence.

A notification issued by the Establishment Division confirmed Wazir’s removal and directed the now-former IG to report to the division.

Another notification from the division said that Dar Ali Khattak, a grade 20 police officer from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), had been appointed in Wazir’s place.

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