Captain (Retd.) Mustansar Feroze has been appointed as the new chief of the Safe City Islamabad.
He was Chief Operating Officer (COO) at the Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) earlier.
According to the latest media reports, Captain (Retd.) Mustansar Feroze has been appointed director general of Safe City Islamabad as authorities push ahead with plans to expand the capital’s surveillance network and strengthen law enforcement capabilities.
The recently appointed chief is a grade-19 officer of the Police Service of Pakistan (PSP), was transferred from the Punjab government to Islamabad Police following an Establishment Division notification dated 14 October 2026.
He previously served as chief operating officer of the Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA), where he was involved in technology-led public safety initiatives, including digital surveillance and artificial intelligence-based traffic management.
His appointment comes as Islamabad authorities pursue a major expansion of the Safe City project, with plans to increase surveillance coverage to about 90% of the capital.
The initiative includes installing additional cameras, extending optical fibre connectivity, establishing a data centre, improving cybersecurity and developing a Fusion Centre to strengthen coordination and information-sharing between law enforcement agencies.
Feroze joined the Police Service of Pakistan as an assistant superintendent of police in 2008, after serving as a captain in the Pakistan Army.
He began his policing career in Islamabad, where he served as ASP Margalla Circle before taking on positions including SP Crime Investigation Agency and SP City.
His career has also included district police leadership roles in Chiniot, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Sialkot and Mianwali. In Lahore, he held several operational and security posts before being appointed chief traffic officer in 2023.
In 2010, he received the All-Round Best Trophy at the National Police Academy’s passing-out parade from then-prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani.
Islamabad’s Safe City project was launched around 2016 and was subsequently brought under Islamabad Police in 2019.
