RAWALPINDI — In an unprecedented institutional overhaul, the Government of Punjab executed a sweeping administrative and security reshuffle late Friday night, replacing the entire upper tier of Rawalpindi’s division and district administration alongside its senior police command.
Separate notifications issued by Punjab Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman confirmed that the clean sweep targets five high-ranking slots simultaneously—marking the first time in the region’s history that the complete executive leadership from the commissioner down to the assistant commissioner level has been transferred at once.
راولپنڈی: انتظامی سطح پر بڑی تبدیلیاں، سی پی او اور ڈی سی تبدیل
سی پی او راولپنڈی سید خالد محمود ہمدانی کو عہدے سے ہٹا کر سینٹرل پولیس آفس (CPO) رپورٹ کرنے کی ہدایت۔
ڈی سی راولپنڈی حسن وقار چیمہ کا تبادلہ، محکمہ سروسز اینڈ جنرل ایڈمنسٹریشن رپورٹ کرنے کے احکامات۔۔
#Rawalpindi pic.twitter.com/vc41MftdcM— Muhammad Iqbal Awan (@iqbalawan1982) July 3, 2026
The Complete Roster of Key Administrative Changes
| Official Designation | Outgoing Officer | New Appointment / Next Assignment |
| Commissioner, Rawalpindi Division | Muhammad Abdul Aamer Khattak (PAS/BS-20) | Directed to report to S&GAD, Lahore |
| Deputy Commissioner (DC), Rawalpindi | Dr. Hassan Waqar Cheema (PAS/BS-18) | Directed to report to S&GAD; Replaced by Capt. (Retd.) Nadeem Nasir (PAS/BS-19, formerly DC Faisalabad) |
| City Police Officer (CPO), Rawalpindi | Syed Khalid Mehmood Hamdani (PSP/BS-19) | Directed to report to CPO Punjab, Lahore; Replaced by Hassan Mushtaq Sukhera (PSP/BS-20, formerly DIG Operations, CTD Punjab) |
| Additional Deputy Commissioner Revenue | Capt. (Retd.) Sheheryar Sherazi | Directed to report to S&GAD; Replaced by Capt. (Retd.) Tayyab Sami Khan |
| Assistant Commissioner (AC), Saddar | Hakim Khan | Transferred; Replaced by Muhammad Akhter (formerly AC Kot Momin) |
Ring Road Speculations and Structural Shift
The abrupt and total reassignment of Rawalpindi’s top command has sparked intense administrative speculation. While the Punjab government has yet to state an official cause for the sudden decisions, internal provincial sources hint at growing complications and land-use disputes centered around the flagship Rawalpindi Ring Road project. The friction had reportedly disrupted operations between the project’s directorate and local revenue-related district officials.
Notably, the core outgoing leadership—former Commissioner Abdul Aamer Khattak, DC Hassan Waqar Cheema, and CPO Khalid Hamdani—were originally appointed under the tenure of the previous administration. The officers had maintained their respective portfolios in the district continuously for the past three years before Friday’s midnight directives. All newly designated officers have been instructed to assume their administrative charges with immediate effect.
