6 Pak Army significant officers elevated to lieutenant general position

 

Six significant officers have been elevated to the position of lieutenant general, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) declared on Wednesday. 

In a tweet, the military's media wing said those advanced included Maj Gen Akhtar Nawaz, Maj Gen Sardar Hassan Azhar Hayat, Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor, Maj Gen Salman Fayyaz Ghani, Maj Gen Sarfraz Ali, and Maj Gen Muhammad Ali. 

As indicated by the ISPR, recently delegated Lt Gen Ghafoor has been posted as the Communication and Information Technology Inspector General while Lt Gen Hayat has been named as the Military Secretary. 

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Lt Gen Sarfraz Ali and Lt Gen Muhammad Ali have been delegated as the Commander Southern Command and the Commander ASFC, individually. 

Further, Lt Gen Muhammad Abdul Aziz has been posted as the Corps Commander Lahore, Lt Gen Muhammad Waseem Ashraf as the Corps Commander Multan, Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed Anjum as the Corps Commander Karachi, and Lt Gen Khalid Zia Corps Commander Bahawalpur. 

Lt Gen Majid Ehsan has been posted as Inspector General Arms while Lt Gen Syed Muhammad Adnan has been delegated the Inspector General Training and Evaluation. 

Gen Asif Ghafoor, who is among those advanced, has recently filled in as the ISPR chief general. He was selected to the post in December 2016, supplanting Lt Gen Asim Bajwa. 

Recently, Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar supplanted Ghafoor as the new top of the military's media undertakings wing. 

Responding to the news, Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry stated: "Serving in the most noteworthy positions of #PakArmy is an honor. Numerous congrats to all very merited officials for the distinctions offered to them and all the best." 

In June, Nigar Johar turned into Pakistan's first female official to be elevated to the position of lieutenant general. In a tweet, the ISPR said that the official had likewise been delegated as the primary female top health spokesperson of the Pakistan Army.