RPO returns after ‘controversial’ break

RAWALPINDI:

Rawalpindi Regional Police Officer (RPO) Syed Khurram Ali has resumed his duties on the completion of a 14-day leave, that caused quite a stir in various circles following former Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatha’s bombshell interview alleged rigging in the recent elections.

RPO Syed Khurram Ali is set to embark on a mandatory four-month course for the position of additional IG, scheduled to commence by the end of the second week of March.

It is anticipated that a new RPO will be appointed in Rawalpindi after mid-March. Following Commissioner Rawalpindi Liaquat Ali Chatha’s press conference and revelations about election rigging, RPO Rawalpindi’s 14-day ex-Pakistan leave for overseas travel with his family triggered speculation on social media. There were rumours that Ali had gone abroad and would not return, with additional speculation about a potential press conference similar to the ex-commissioner’s.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 5^th, 2024.