Top-ranking Pakistani police officer, Faisal Shahkar has been appointed as Police Advisor in the department of Peace Operations United Nations. He has replaced Portugal’s Luis Carrilho of Portugal who has stepped down.
According to UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric, Shahkar, who was appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, has more than 30 years of experience on the national and international levels.
He is currently Pakistan’s Inspector General of Police. Additionally, he has held a number of high-ranking roles with the Pakistan Police, including Additional Inspector of Police in Punjab (2015–2018) and Regional Police Chief (2014-15).
UN Agency Tweeted:
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari defined the appointment of Inspector General Shahkar as a national honour in response to the news.
IGP Shahkar has worked for the United Nations for more than nine years, both in the organization’s headquarters and on the ground, where he most recently held the position of Team Leader for the organization’s Standing Police Capacity (2020-2021). He additionally supported field operations for the Department of Peace Operations’ Police Division from 2011 to 2013 and 2005 to 2008, the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) from 2004 to 2005, and the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) (2000-2002).
Shahkar earned a law master’s degree from the University of London in the United Kingdom (L.L.M). Additionally, he has a master’s in political science from Pakistan’s University of Punjab. He is fluent in both Urdu and English.
