Senior Officer, Junior Assignments: Abdul Haq Umrani’s Islamabad Tenure Ends

ISLAMABAD: Squadron Leader (Retd.) Abdul Haq Umrani’s nearly three-year association with Islamabad Police has come to an end after the federal government transferred the BS-19 Police Service of Pakistan (PSP) officer back to Balochistan, closing a tenure marked largely by headquarters assignments despite his senior rank and previous operational experience.

Transfer Notification Issued

The Establishment Division, through a notification dated August 17, 2026, transferred Umrani from the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police and placed his services at the disposal of the Government of Balochistan with immediate effect and until further orders.

The notification confirms the transfer but does not cite any reason for the decision.

Nearly Three Years in Headquarters Assignments

Umrani’s Islamabad tenure, however, raises questions over how his seniority and previous field experience were utilised within the capital police.

According to sources familiar with his postings, Umrani spent approximately two years and nine months in Islamabad Police but was never given a regular field command. Instead, he was rotated through a series of AIG-level headquarters assignments.

Available records show that Umrani served in roles including AIG Operations, AIG Establishment, AIG General Development and, most recently, AIG Logistics.

In May 2024, he was appointed AIG Operations with the additional charge of AIG Establishment following an internal reshuffle in Islamabad Police. Contemporary reporting confirms that appointment.

Served in Establishment and Logistics

His subsequent work as AIG Establishment involved personnel and administrative matters rather than command of an operational police division.

During this period, Umrani conducted orderly rooms at the Central Police Office to hear professional and personal issues of police personnel and participated in departmental promotion proceedings.

He was later moved to logistics.

Islamabad Police’s own official record shows Umrani serving as AIG Logistics as recently as July 17, 2026, only a month before his transfer to Balochistan. He was also participating in senior-level administrative meetings in that capacity.

Previous Operational Experience in Balochistan

The nature of these assignments is notable in light of Umrani’s rank and earlier operational background.

Before joining Islamabad Police, Umrani had already held a significant operational assignment in Balochistan.

National Police Academy records from June 2023 identify him as SSP Operations at the CPO Office in Balochistan, Quetta.

The Establishment Division promoted him from BS-18 to BS-19 in the Police Service of Pakistan on July 27, 2023, while his services remained at the disposal of the Balochistan government.

Seniority Position Clarified

Federal seniority records require some clarification regarding descriptions of Umrani as a “38th Common” officer.

The latest available PSP seniority list places officers of the 38th CTP immediately above Umrani, but records him separately as an officer inducted directly into PSP in BS-18 through the Federal Public Service Commission in 2016, rather than listing him formally as a 38th CTP officer.

His seniority nevertheless places him immediately after the listed 38th CTP officers and before officers of the 39th CTP.

Sources told Islamabad Tribune that despite this seniority and his BS-19 status, Umrani was not entrusted with a sustained field command during his Islamabad tenure.

Claim About SSP Security Assignment

The sources further claimed that Umrani was at one stage given charge of SSP Security, but that the assignment was withdrawn after approximately two days.

Islamabad Tribune has not independently obtained the posting and withdrawal orders needed to establish the exact duration or reasons behind that episode. It is therefore being reported strictly as a source-based claim.

Occasional Operational Deployments

While Umrani did not receive a regular field command, he was occasionally deployed for operational supervision.

During Muharram security arrangements, for example, he was assigned alongside other senior officers to oversee security in the Rural Division.

During Ashura arrangements in June 2026, he was also reported to have remained in the field monitoring security and traffic management alongside other senior officers.

The distinction is significant: temporary supervision of security duties is different from being appointed to a regular command position such as SSP Operations, SSP Security or another sustained district-level operational assignment.

No Official Finding of Sidelining

Against that background, Umrani’s transfer brings an unusual Islamabad chapter to a close — one in which a BS-19 officer with previous SSP Operations experience remained predominantly confined to headquarters-based AIG assignments.

Whether this amounted to deliberate sidelining cannot be established from the available official record.

No official document reviewed by Islamabad Tribune states that Umrani was denied a field posting because of disciplinary, performance or other adverse considerations, and the August 17 transfer notification contains no such finding.

Indeed, Islamabad Police continued to publicly associate him with routine senior-level responsibilities until shortly before his transfer.

In July, the force reported him presenting commendation certificates to personnel as AIG Logistics and participating in meetings chaired by the Islamabad police chief.

Transfer to Balochistan

The available record therefore establishes a narrower but significant point: despite holding BS-19 rank, possessing previous operational-command experience and sitting high in the PSP seniority sequence, Umrani spent his nearly three-year Islamabad tenure primarily in AIG-level headquarters positions rather than receiving a sustained field command.

With the August 17 notification, his services have now formally been returned to the Government of Balochistan, where he had served in an operational capacity before moving to the federal capital.