Four major generals promoted to rank of lieutenant general

DG ISPR Asim Bajwa is among major generals approved to become a three-star general

A high-level promotion board approved on Tuesday the promotions of four major generals to the rank of lieutenant general.

Four major generals –DG ISPR Asim Saleem Bajwa, Sadiq Ali, Umar Durrani and Aamir Riaz – have been promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, according to a statement from the military's media wing, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR).

Promotions: Major Gens Sadiq Ali, Umar Durrani, Aamir Riaz and Asim Bajwa promoted to the rank of Liutenant Gen

— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) September 22, 2015

Further, Lt Gen Ikramul Haq was posted as Gujranwala corps commander, Lt Gen Malik Zafar Iqbal as Rawalpindi corps commander, Lt Gen Sadiq Ali as Lahore corps commanderand Lt Gen Umar Farooq Durrani as Mangla corps commander.

“Lt Gen Hilal Hussain has been posted ascommander Army Strategic Force Command and Lt Gen Aamir Riaz as commander Southern Command,” ISPR added.

The newly-promoted lieutenant generals, approved by a board headed by Army chief General Raheel Sharif, will be posted to new positions within the next two months.

Major-General Amir Riaz is currently serving as Director General Military Operations. Before his appointment as DG ISPR in 2012 by then Army chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, Bajwa was posted in Dera Ismail Khan as a general officer commanding.

Pictures of the newly promoted lieutenant generals can be viewed here: