QUETTA: The federal government has appointed Moazzam Jah Ansari, an officer of grade 21, Inspector General of Balochistan Police with immediate effect, says a notification issued by the Establishment Division on Thursday.

Mr Ansari was working as the Additional IG of Balochistan and he has replaced former IG Ahsan Mehboob, who was retired on Sept 30 after attaining the age of 60 years.

Published in Dawn, October 20th, 2017

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