Pakistan

PM approves appointment of new defence secretary

Lt-Gen(retd) Alam Khattak replaces Lt-Gen(retd) Asif Yasin Malik as new defence secretary

Web Desk August 04, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif approved the appointment of incoming Defence Secretary Lt-Gen(retd) Alam Khattak on Monday, Express News reported.

The previous defence secretary, Asif Yasin Malik, had a two-year contract, which ended on July 28, after which a new defence secretary was appointed.

Khattak is expected to assume his responsibilities as the new defence secretary within a few days.

COMMENTS

Replying to X

Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.

For more information, please see our Comments FAQ

strong { float: none; }blockquote { background: #f3f3f3; text-align: center; padding: 20px; position: relative; font-style: italic; font-size: 1.2em; } blockquote::before, blockquote::after { color: black; font-size: 3em; font-family: serif; font-weight: bold; position: absolute; } blockquote::before { content: "“"; left: 10px; top: -10px; } blockquote::after { content: "”"; right: 10px; bottom: -10px; }strong.location-names { height: 22px; }.sidebar-blog.widget-spacing { top: 0 !important; }.storypage-social-bottom { display: block !important; }.parnter-info span { display: none; }