Lt General Azhar Abbas was appointed the new CGS, who heads both the operational and intelligence wings of the army. Lt General Sahir has replaced Lt General Azhar. Before being posted as the Multan corps commander, Lt General Chiragh was serving as the joint staff headquarters director general. Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa presided [the meeting],” the military’s media wing said. Those promoted included former DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor, Major General Akhtar Nawaz, Major General Sardar Hassan Azhar Hayat, Major General Salman Fayyaz Ghani, Major General Sarfraz Ali and Major General Muhammad Ali.

Source: The Express Tribune September 07, 2021 17:23 UTC