Mirpur, Khawar Shaukat, previously serving as Superintendent of Police (SP) Poonch, has been promoted to grade 18 and transferred to the position of Additional Superintendent of Police in Mirpur. This development follows his confirmation of promotion and a recent strike by lawyers in Rawalkot demanding his suspension. Shaukat is scheduled to assume his new role in Mirpur on Thursday.
According to University of Poonch Rawalakot, Shaukat was posted in grade seventeen and served as SP Poonch before his promotion and subsequent transfer. Alongside him, DSP Pervez Hameed’s promotion was also confirmed. The legal community in Rawalkot had initiated a four-week strike, demanding Shaukat’s suspension and even appealed to the Supreme Court and High Court in Rawalkot; however, their demands were ultimately not met.