12 Pak Army major generals promoted to lieutenant general rank
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced on Tuesday that twelve major generals in the Pakistani Army had been promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.
Major Generals Inam Haider Malik, Fayyaz Hussain Shah, Nauman Zakria, Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, Ayman Bilal Safdar, Ahsan Gulrez, Syed Aamer Raza, Shahid Imtiaz, Muhammad Munir Afsar, Babar Iftikhar, Yousaf Jamal, and Kashif Nazir were among those who received promotions, according to a statement from the military’s media wing.
Among those elevated is Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar, who is currently the director general of the ISPR. He was appointed as DG ISPR in January 2020.
In previous shifle, Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed was appointed as the corps commander for Bahawalpur in August after Lt Gen Sardar Hassan Azhar Hayat took over as the new corps commander for Peshawar.
Meanwhile, Lt Gen Sarfraz Ali, who was killed in a helicopter crash, was replaced as the Commander of the XII Corps (Quetta) by Lt Gen Asif Ghafoor. Lt Gen Asif Ghafoor also served as DG ISPR.
32 Brigadiers Promoted To The Rank Of Major-General
Previously, 32 brigadiers in the Pakistani Army were elevated to the rank of major-general in July. In July at General Headquarters, a brigade to major-general promotion board meeting was held. The meeting was presided over by Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
Those promoted include Brigadier Omer Naseem, Brigadier Syed Abbas Ali, Brigadier Muhammad Abbas, Brigadier Muhammad Shahid Abro, Brigadier Luqman Hafeez, Brigadier Mohammad Yasir Elahi, Brigadier Adeel Haider Minhas, Brigadier Syed Ali Raza, Brigadier Shahid Pervaiz, Brigadier Ahsan Waqas Kayani, Brigadier Azhar Yasin, Brigadier Qaisar Suleman, Brigadier Haroon Ishaq Raja, Brigadier Aamer Amin, Brigadier Haroon Hameed Chaudhary, Brigadier Waseem Iftikhar Cheema, Brigadier Muhammad Hussain, Brigadier Shoaib Bin Akram, Brigadier Kashif Khalil, Brigadier Kashif Abdullah, Brigadier Amjad Hanif, Brigadier Faisal Naseer, Brigadier Ahmad Kamal and Brigadier Saeedur Rehman Sarwar.