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FIA gets a new Director General amid high profile shuffle
Zafar Abbas Lak, former secretary of Ministry of Narcotics Control has been appointed as DG FIA.
Former DG FIA Javed Iqbal has been transferred as the Secretary of Ministry of Narcotics Control.
LAHORE: The secretary of the Ministry of Narcotics Control Zafar Abbas Lak has been transferred and posted as Director General Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), while his predecessor Javed Iqbal has been transferred and posted as Secretary Ministry of Narcotic Control on Friday, The Express Tribune has learnt.
Lak, as secretary of Ministry of Narcotics had oversight in the investigations of MNA Ali Musa Gilani in connection with the Ephedrine case even as the Anti-Narcotics Force once again bound Musa to appear before the investigation team on Saturday, sources said.
A notification has been issued on Friday by the Establishment Division.
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who is going to be lucky?
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He will give a clean bill of health to Musa Gillani, Abdul Qadir, and the rest.
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Mubarak Ho, neither Zafar Abbas Lak was suspended nor dismissed from the job.
What PM will do if Supreme Court of Pakistan will ask FIA to investigate the case of PM’s son and MNA Ali Musa Gilani.
Probably Zafar Abbas Lak will be transferred again to some other department from FIA.
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The present government been doing hanky-panky from day one. If Zafar Abbas Lak has been transferred some other apple of the eye of Gilani will be apointed who will be doing all sorts of favor.
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The PM is the best candidate to be charged for treason. Once he is then we will discover all the hanky panky that has been going on. Until then he is, well what I can say??
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It is being waiste of time.Nothing is going to be changed.
For the betterment of the country and nation Government and Institutions must develop understanding.At present all are playing a game of powers in their hands.But one by one can do nothing.
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Zafar Abbas Lak is just doing his job n not protecting anyone…he is an honest officer…. He was DIG in 2005 and his close relatives like Ch Shujaat n Pervaiz Elahi were in govt but he wasn’t promoted as AIG and he also didn’t tried to get promotion even having all powers, reference, authorities in his hand…..his juniors became AIG as well as IG but he got promotion after 7 years….its his honesty…..Try to use your mind before speaking anything for anyone…..everybody is not corrupt who is involved in Ppp govt……No one refuses his promotion especially after 7 years….. Don’t b Lakeer k Fakeer…..
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Let any one come but mutual understanding between government and institutions is must or nothing will happen.Everything will remain as it is.
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I know him since he was ssp in Faisalabad.
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