Islamabad IG Ali Nasir Rizvi Transferred, Named DG NCCIA

Sohail Chaudhry appointed new ICT police chief as Rizvi moves to lead agency responsible for probing cybercrime and digital offences

Staff Report

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Saturday reshuffled the leadership of Islamabad Police, transferring Inspector General Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi and appointing him Director General of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), while Captain (Retd) Muhammad Sohail Chaudhry was named his successor.

According to separate notifications issued by the Establishment Division, the changes took immediate effect and will remain in force until further orders. Rizvi’s appointment as NCCIA chief was made under Section 29(3) of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016, as amended by the 2025 law, while Chaudhry, a BS-20 officer of the Police Service of Pakistan, was transferred from the Punjab government to head the ICT Police.

Chaudhry has extensive experience in field policing and has held several senior positions in Punjab Police. He has served as Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Lahore, City Police Officer (CPO) Faisalabad, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Operations Lahore, DIG Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab and Regional Police Officer (RPO) Multan. Chaudhry has spent much of his career handling operational policing, counterterrorism and crime-control assignments.

Under the amended law, the NCCIA director general serves a non-extendable three-year term. The agency is tasked with investigating cybercrime, online fraud and other offences involving digital platforms and technology.