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Major General Asif Ghafoor is the new DG ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Major General Asif Ghafoor of the Pakistan army has been appointed as the new Director-General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), announced the military’s media wing on Thursday.

Ghafoor, who is presently commanding a division in Swat, will be replacing Lt-Gen Asim Bajwa. Bajwa was appointed Inspector General (IG) Arms at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi last week.

Among other transfers, Major General Abdullah Dogar has been posted Commandant PMA, Major General Syed Adnan has been posted GOC at Lahore.

Major General Fida Malik has been posted DG Logistics at GHQ while Major General Zafarullah Khan has been posted GOC at Panu Aqil.

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Major General Muhammad Saeed will be heading Sindh Rangers

Major General Muhammad Saeed will be heading Sindh Rangers

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M. M. ALAM

 

KARACHI: According to ISPR statement made on Wednesday Major General Muhammad Saeed will be replacing Lt. General Bilal Akbar as DG Rangers, who served on the same post since August 2014. 

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New COAS transfers Lt. Generals: Bilal Akbar has been appointed CGS, Naveed Mukhtar is ISPR chief while Rizwan Akhtar to head NDU

New COAS transfers Lt. Generals: Bilal Akbar has been appointed CGS, Naveed Mukhtar is ISPR chief while Rizwan Akhtar to head NDU

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M. M. ALAM

ISLAMABAD: A couple of weeks following the change of baton at the top, ten Lieutenant Generals have been transferred on Sunday December 11th.  

    • Bilal Akbar: DG Rangers has been appointed Chief of General Staff (CGS). It is not yet known who will be the next DG Rangers.

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    • Rizwan Akhtar: DG ISI has been appointed President National Defense University (NDU). It is not yet known who will be the next ISI Chief.

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    • Naveed Mukhtar: Corps Commander Karachi has been made DG ISPR.

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Asim Salim Bajwa: DG ISPR has been appointed Inspector General Arms (IG Arms) at GHQ. 

 

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Hamayun Aziz has been appointed Inspector General C&IT at GHQ.

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Qazi Ikram has been appointed Chief of Logistic Staff at GHQ.

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Sher Afgun has been posted 31 Corps Commander (Bahawalpur).

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Naeem Ashraf has been appointed Chairman Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT).

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Muhammad Afzal who has recently been made a three star general will continue as DG FWO.

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Nazir Butt: President NDU has been appointed Corps Commander Peshawar (11Corps).

Hidayat ur Rehman: Corps Commander  Peshawar has been appointed Inspector General (IG)Training and Evaluation (IGT&E) at GHQ.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.