DG ISPR among 12 Maj Generals promoted to rank of Lt Gen

ISPR says Babar Iftikhar, Inam Haider Malik, Fayyaz Hussain among those promoted to three-star rank

RAWALPINDI:

Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar was among 12 generals to have been promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced on Tuesday.

According to the ISPR, the officers promoted to the three-star rank include Major General Inam Haider Malik, Major General Fayyaz Hussain Shah, Major General Nauman Zakria, Major General Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, Major General Ayman Bilal Safdar, Major General Ahsan Gulrez, Major General Syed Aamer Raza, Major General Shahid Imtiaz, Major General Muhammad Munir Afsar, Major General Babar Iftikhar, Major General Yousaf Jamal and Major General Kashif Nazir.

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Earlier, in July, the Pakistan Army had awarded promotions to as many as 32 brigadiers, bringing them to the rank of major-general.

Among those promoted to the two-star rank were Brigadier Omer Naseem, Brigadier Syed Abbas Ali, Brigadier Muhammad Abbas, Brigadier Muhammad Shahid Abro, Brigadier Luqman Hafeez and others.