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title: "KP government sends three names to Centre for new IG appointment"
description: "Most outlets led with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government's decision to send three names to the federal government for the appointment of a new inspector general of police. Aaj News noted that incumbent IGP Zulfiqar Hameed is likely to be transferred, while 24 News HD framed the transfer as a government decision. Both outlets used similar phrasing to describe the process, though 24 News HD emphasized the decision to seek the transfer more prominently."
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# KP government sends three names to Centre for new IG appointment

pakistan · latest filing 18 Aug 2026, 11:17 PM PKT · 18 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government's decision to send three names to the federal government for the appointment of a new inspector general of police. Aaj News noted that incumbent IGP Zulfiqar Hameed is likely to be transferred, while 24 News HD framed the transfer as a government decision. Both outlets used similar phrasing to describe the process, though 24 News HD emphasized the decision to seek the transfer more prominently.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **24 News HD** — [KP govt seeks transfer of IG Zulfiqar Hameed, sends three names to Centre](https://www.24newshd.tv/18-Aug-2026/kp-govt-seeks-transfer-ig-zulfiqar-hameed-sends-three-names-centre) · 18 Aug 2026, 11:17 PM PKT
  > The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to seek the transfer of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Zulfiqar Hameed and has sent a panel of three senior police officers to the federal government for the appointment of his successor, sources said.
- **Aaj News (English)** — [KP sends three names to Centre for new IG as Zulfiqar Hameed’s transfer likely](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330468379/kp-sends-three-names-to-centre-for-new-ig-as-zulfiqar-hameeds-transfer-likely) · 18 Aug 2026, 3:18 PM PKT · 93% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has sent three names to the federal government for the appointment of a new inspector general of police (IGP), with incumbent Zulfiqar Hameed likely to be transferred in the coming days, official sources said on Tuesday. According to the sources, the race for the top police post in the province has intensified, with Muhammad Ali Babakhel, Saeed Khan Wazir and A...

2 articles from 2 outlets, 18 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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