Naveed Mukhtar replaces Rizwan Akhtar as new DG ISI
Asim Bajwa appointed as IG Arms at GHQ
Lieutenant General Naveed Mukhtar offers funeral prayers of Rangers officials killed in suicide blast on Rangers’ van. PHOTO: EXPRESS
The Pakistan Army made a reshuffle on Sunday at key positions and ordered posting and transfers of 10 lieutenant generals, including Bilal Akbar, Rizwan Akhtar and Asim Bajwa.
The development came two weeks after Gen Qamar Bajwa took over as the new army chief.
Asim Bajwa has an Instagram account, and it's probably cooler than yours!
DG Rangers Sindh Lt Gen Akbar was selected as Chief of General Staff, whereas DG Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Lt Gen Akhtar, chosen as president National Defence University (NDU) in Islamabad.
Sindh DG Rangers among 7 major generals promoted to three-star rank
Similarly, Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar was posted as the new DG ISI.
Meanwhile, IG Frontier Corps (FC) Lt Gen Sher Afgun was posted as 31 Corps Commander in Bahawalpur, whereas Peshawar Corps Commander Lt Gen Hidayatur Rehman appointed as IG General Training and Evaluation (IGT&E) at the GHQ.
Other appointments
The development came two weeks after Gen Qamar Bajwa took over as the new army chief.
Asim Bajwa has an Instagram account, and it's probably cooler than yours!
DG Rangers Sindh Lt Gen Akbar was selected as Chief of General Staff, whereas DG Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Lt Gen Akhtar, chosen as president National Defence University (NDU) in Islamabad.
Sindh DG Rangers among 7 major generals promoted to three-star rank
Similarly, Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar was posted as the new DG ISI.
Meanwhile, IG Frontier Corps (FC) Lt Gen Sher Afgun was posted as 31 Corps Commander in Bahawalpur, whereas Peshawar Corps Commander Lt Gen Hidayatur Rehman appointed as IG General Training and Evaluation (IGT&E) at the GHQ.
Other appointments
- Lt Gen Nazir Butt, presently president NDU, appointed as Corps Commander Peshawar (11 Corps)
- Lt Gen Hamayun Aziz appointed as Inspector General C&IT at GHQ
- Lt Gen Qazi Ikram appointed as Chief of Logistic Staff at GHQ
- Lt Gen Muhammad Afzal to continue as DG Frontier Works Organisation (FWO)
- Lt Gen Naeem Ashraf posted as Chairman Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT)