Zafar Qureshi has resumed charge here today as managing director of the National Police Foundation (NPF) and Additional Director General FIA. He will also lead the investigation into the National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) corruption case.

Minister for Interior, Rehman Malik has ordered the secretery Interior to provide all services to Zafar Qureshi and assures complete cooperation with him.

According to officials, Qureshi had sent two letters to the interior secretary demanding an implementation of the Supreme Court’s order but after receiving no reply he took charge of the posts on Thursday. After taking charge, Qureshi sent another letter to Director General Federal Investigation Agency to make sure all members of the team probing the NICL scam.

Earlier, FIA Zafar Qureshi was stopped entering to his office in Lahore on Saturday. The Supreme Court had ordered his restoration to carry on his investigation into a corruption case. Another report said that his investigation team has also been transferred leaving him high and dry.

All five members of the investigation team however have gone on leave moves, officials say, aimed at disrupting the investigation process in view of Qureshi’s reinstatement as lead investigator.