{"id":538316,"date":"2026-03-26T17:09:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=538316"},"modified":"2026-03-26T17:09:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:09:27","slug":"hanif-abbasi-meets-newly-appointed-ig-railways-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/hanif-abbasi-meets-newly-appointed-ig-railways-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Hanif Abbasi meets newly appointed IG Railways Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Federal Minister for Railways Muhammad Hanif Abbasi on Thursday met with newly appointed Inspector General (IG) Railways Police Fakhar Sultan.<\/p>\n<p>Hanif Abbasi meets newly appointed IG Railways Police<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, the minister congratulated Fakhar Sultan on assuming his new responsibilities and expressed confidence in his ability to improve the performance of the Railways Police.<\/p>\n<p>Hanif Abbasi emphasized the need for strict measures to curb smuggling and directed that all appointments and operations within the Railways Police must strictly adhere to merit.<\/p>\n<p>The minister underscored that transparency and meritocracy would remain the guiding principles in handling all cases, adding that no compromise would be made on these standards.<\/p>\n<p>Hanif Abbasi also made it clear that theft or misuse of government resources would not be tolerated under any circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>He announced the implementation of a \u201czero tolerance\u201d policy against corruption and warned that incompetent and corrupt officials would have no place in the department.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Hanif Abbasi ordered strict action against encroachments on railway land and directed authorities to activate the anti-encroachment cell to address the issue effectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal Minister for Railways Muhammad Hanif Abbasi on Thursday met with newly appointed Inspector General (IG) Railways Police Fakhar Sultan. 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