Muhammad Tahir Rai, a Police Service of Pakistan (PSP) officer, has been appointed as the new director general of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), reported 24NewsHD TV channel. 

Federal Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb shared the details of the appointment during media interaction in a post-cabinet meeting press conference in Islamabad on Wednesday.

She said that federal cabinet led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gave approval to the appointment of the new DG FIA. 

Tahir Rai has previously served as newly posted Inspector General (IG) Police Balochistan and other postings.

Earlier in the day, Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan assumed the charge of his ministry in Islamabad.

Rana Sanaullah is the 46th interior minister of Pakistan. 

In a tweet, he said that the wrong policies of the previous government have ‘destroyed’ all national institutions. 

“The present government will fulfill all its promises and run the affairs of the country in a better way in accordance with the Constitution. This government is well aware of the problems of the people and is making all possible efforts to solve them on priority basis,” he said. 

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