--- title: "Sohail Chaudhry assumes charge as Islamabad police chief" description: "Most outlets reported that Captain (Retd.) Muhammad Sohail Chaudhry has formally taken charge as the Inspector General of Islamabad Police. While the core fact of his appointment was widely covered, some outlets added details about his priorities, such as public safety, rule of law, and tech-driven policing. Associated Press of Pakistan and Daily Pakistan (English) highlighted his stated focus on crime prevention and modern policing methods, while others like 24 News HD and Abb Takk News provided more general accounts of the appointment and the ceremony." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/8616-captain-sohail-chaudhry-takes-over-as-igp-islamabad site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Sohail Chaudhry assumes charge as Islamabad police chief pakistan · updated 16 Sep 2026, 6:52 AM PKT · 15–16 Sep 2026 · 7 articles from 7 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 7 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Captain (Retd.) Muhammad Sohail Chaudhry has formally taken charge as the Inspector General of Islamabad Police. While the core fact of his appointment was widely covered, some outlets added details about his priorities, such as public safety, rule of law, and tech-driven policing. Associated Press of Pakistan and Daily Pakistan (English) highlighted his stated focus on crime prevention and modern policing methods, while others like 24 News HD and Abb Takk News provided more general accounts of the appointment and the ceremony. ## Same story from 7 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Dawn** — [Sohail Chaudhry assumes charge as Islamabad police chief](https://www.dawn.com/news/2030194/sohail-chaudhry-assumes-charge-as-islamabad-police-chief) · 16 Sep 2026, 6:52 AM PKT > ISLAMABAD: Mohammad Sohail Chaudhry and Ali Wasim have assumed charge as the Islamabad Inspector General of Police and Deputy Inspector General of Police (Operations), respectively. Newly appointed IGP Chaudhry was welcomed by police officers and officials upon his arrival at the Central Police Office, where a formal change-of-command ceremony was also held on Tuesday. A police contingent prese... - **Minute Mirror** — [Sohail Chaudhry takes charge as Islamabad Police C...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/sohail-chaudhry-takes-charge-as-islamabad-police-chief-630529/) · 15 Sep 2026, 6:16 PM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing > Captain (Retd) Muhammad Sohail Chaudhry has formally assumed charge as Inspector General of Islamabad Police, taking responsibility - **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [Sohail Ch. assures Tech-Driven Policing, War on Crime after taking charge as New Islamabad IG](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/15-Sep-2026/sohail-ch-assures-tech-driven-policing-war-on-crime-after-taking-charge-as-new-islamabad-ig) · 15 Sep 2026, 4:41 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD – Captain (r) Sohail Chaudhry formally taken charge as new Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad in another step toward stern law and order, crime prevention, traffic management, police accountability and improved public services in the federal capital. The newly appointed IG gets warm welcome upon his arrival at Central Police Office Islamabad, where […] - **Abb Takk News** — [Sohail Chaudhry assumes charge as Islamabad police chief](https://abbtakk.tv/sohail-chaudhry-assumes-charge-as-islamabad-police-chief/) · 15 Sep 2026, 3:45 PM PKT · 96% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: Captain (retd) Muhammad Sohail Chaudhry officially assumed the responsibilities of Inspector General of Islamabad Police on Tuesday. Senior officers and police personnel welcomed the newly appointed IGP upon his arrival at the Central Police Office, where a formal change-of-command ceremony was held. A smartly attired contingent of Islamabad Police... - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [New IGP Sohail Chaudhry takes command, puts public safety, rule of law on top](https://www.app.com.pk/national/new-igp-sohail-chaudhry-takes-command-puts-public-safety-rule-of-law-on-top/) · 15 Sep 2026, 3:42 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > Captain (Retd) Muhammad Sohail Chaudhry on Tuesday formally took command of Islamabad Police as its new Inspector General, placing public safety, crime prevention and rule of law at the heart of his policing agenda and promising better and timely services for citizens. - **24 News HD** — [Captain Sohail Chaudhry takes over as IGP Islamabad](https://www.24newshd.tv/15-Sep-2026/captain-sohail-chaudhry-takes-igp-islamabad) · 15 Sep 2026, 3:31 PM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > Captain (retd) Muhammad Sohail Chaudhry assumed charge of the office of IG Islamabad Police on Tuesday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel. - **ProPakistani** — [Captain (Retd.) Sohail Chaudhry Takes Charge as IG Islamabad](https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/15/captain-retd-sohail-chaudhry-takes-charge-as-ig-islamabad/) · 15 Sep 2026, 2:39 PM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > Captain (Retd.) Muhammad Sohail Chaudhry has formally assumed charge as the new Inspector General (IG) of Islamabad Police. A formal… Read More ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Islamabad Police Leadership Reshuffled, New Appointments Announced](https://harzaviya.com/stories/7981-captain-r-sohail-chaudhry-named-new-islamabad-ig-ali-nasir) · 13 Sep 2026 · 12 outlets · 3 developments · 88% related - [New security leadership appointments in Islamabad Capital Territory](https://harzaviya.com/stories/5007-captain-retd-muhammad-shehryar-khan-becomes-ssp-security) · 27 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 76% related 7 articles from 7 outlets, 15–16 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. 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