RAWALPINDI: Army Chief General Raheel Sharif made six high level command postings across Pakistan. Most of the positions were given to recently promoted three star generals, Army's Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced.

Lt Gen Javed Iqbal has been appointed as Corps Commander Bahawalpur. The post went vacant after Lt Gen Zubair Hayat was appointed as strategic plans division head last week.

Lt Gen Zamirul Hasan as Adjutant General at the General Head Quarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi.

Lt Gen Obaidullah Khan has been appointed as Commander Army Strategic Force. He was recently promoted to the rank of a three star general. Prior to his current appointment, he worked as Inspector General Frontier Corps Balochistan where he came under fire for alleged human rights violations and was subsequently changed.

Lt Gen Ikramul Haq has been appointed Inspector General Training and Evaluation at the GHQ, the position which was held by incumbent army chief General Raheel Sharif and was vacant after his elevation to position of Chief of Army Staff.

Lt gen Zahid has been appointed as Commander Army Air Defence Command whereas Lt Gen Tariq Jilani has been appointed as Chief of Logistics Staff at the (GHQ), the position which went vacant after resignation of Lt Gen Haroon Aslam whose name was dropped for the position of chief of army staff.

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