7 major generals promoted to the rank of lieutenant general

E-Paper | April 25, 2026

The selection board of Pakistan Army has approved promotion of seven major generals to the rank of lieutenant general.

According to a handout issued by the ISPR the officers recommended for promotion to the rank of lieutenant general held the following ranks:

Major General Nadeem Raza

Presently commandant Pakistan Military Academy

Major General Humayun Aziz

Director General Welfare and Rehabilitation at General Headquarters

Major General Naeem Ashraf

Major General Muhammad Afzal

Presently Director General Frontier Works Organisation

Major General Sher Afgun

Inspector General Frontier Corps Balochistan

Major General Qazi Ikram

Director General Personnel Directorate at General Headquarters

Major General Bilal Akbar

The decision comes nearly two weeks after the appointment of Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Jawed Bajwa.

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khan

Dec 09, 2016 03:29pm

Congratulations to all the promotes on Lt. Gen ranks.

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MUrad

Dec 09, 2016 03:58pm

same criterion and pay scales should be offered to other government departments like in education and health which are even more important than army for the stability of the country and welfare of the nation. army will only be needed if there is a nation intact. a teacher who will produce dozens of generals in his life time should be paid more than a general.

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IMTIAZ ALI KHAN

Dec 09, 2016 04:13pm

Congrats.

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muhajir

Dec 09, 2016 05:00pm

@MUrad well said brother.

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Mansoor

Dec 09, 2016 05:05pm

People who do not deserve to rise above Colonel rank retire as Lt General and end up being son in law of Pakistan.The perks, the plots, the pensions, the privileges, the postings post retirement are the glue which keeps these men right behind the chief at times at odd with the interest of Pakistan

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Romm

Dec 09, 2016 05:19pm

@MUrad Uncalled for Comment!

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stranger

Dec 09, 2016 05:23pm

@Mansoor it is not as negative as you have put it. yes, military should keep away from politics. I will never approve of military role in politics. just like all institutions, military also needs to improve itself. but they deserve credit for their strengths too.

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atif khan

Dec 09, 2016 05:25pm

@MUrad true..teachers and police give them high pay and bring then on merit and education.things will streamline automatically easy isnt it.

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Arshad Hussain Khan

Dec 09, 2016 06:11pm

May appointed fulfill the jobs as per required ethics.

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Deepak Sharma

Dec 09, 2016 06:55pm

Congrats!!!

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Kashmiri

Dec 09, 2016 08:09pm

Be afraid India! Be very afraid!

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mansoor kamal

Dec 09, 2016 08:38pm

Hoprfully all are promoted on merit.

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Qamar

Dec 09, 2016 09:07pm

What's in it for a common man? Promotions, perks, and benefits being divided among the well-connected and powerful people in government, military. Nothing for a common man who pays for all their perks.

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Ozzy

Dec 09, 2016 09:14pm

@Qamar u sotting at home safely is enough for them to repay u back. Be gratefull ur not on the borders foghting any wars. On top of that how many actually pay their tax in pkaistan. What a joke

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Ozzy

Dec 09, 2016 09:16pm

@MUrad you wont have teacher schools if ot wasemt the army to protect you from those who wanted to destroy you. Look what happened to baghdad when the mongols sacked and see what they said to them after they sacked it. You need to be military prepared against enemies. Also its the army schools that are providing their generals etc. Esp not public nd private schools which are riddled which corruption.

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Zubair

Dec 09, 2016 09:35pm

Congrats Big Guns. I wish media must cover airforce and navy's promotions as well.

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Sonny afridi

Dec 09, 2016 10:46pm

Civilians should learn from the military people are promoted based on merit. None of these men come from wealthy backgrounds they are all middle class and they earned their way up the ranks through devotion and hard work.

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Zak

Dec 09, 2016 11:54pm

@Mansoor does that apply to those who died for this country against external and internal enemies, so people like you can live and be safe and write such views. For them, neither plots, pensions, perks or privileges mattered, it was only their countries safety that mattered and they gave up their tomorrow's for our today's. Be greatful, not hateful.

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Asif

Dec 10, 2016 02:27am

@Qamar It is everywhere so, more or less, brother, common men are donkeys to carry the load only.

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Zak

Dec 10, 2016 02:55am

@MUrad who lays his life in times of conflict, teacher or soldier.

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sajjad akbar

Dec 10, 2016 03:37am

Congratulations!

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Qamar

Dec 10, 2016 07:18am

@Ozzy these comments are not mine. Someone hacked my ID.

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Ahsan

Dec 10, 2016 08:10am

@Qamar . You are not the only one one with this name. Other people also have the same name. So, relax. No one hacked your ID.

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Layman

Dec 10, 2016 08:32am

Congrates to all generals. However do always remember the jawans who stay sleepless the whole nights in trenches fighting within harsh climatic condition getting frost bites at -40 besides prone to bullets and shells by enemy at frontlines. We owe them a lot.

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SULAIMAN DHANANI

Dec 10, 2016 08:56am

Congratulations! to all the newly appointed Lt General. I am indeed pleased with the promotion of DG Rangers who General Bilal who is doing a fantastic job in Karachi. Furthermore; these promotions also lines the seniority list for the next COAS. Beside these seven newly appointed Lt Generals; there is only one Lt General whose retirement falls beyond the term of the present COAS hence it is most likely that these 8 Lt Generals would be the contenders for the next slot of COAS and CJCSC. Pakistan Army Zindabad! Pakistan Paeindabad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Love Your Country

Dec 12, 2016 10:31am

@Romm - why uncalled for, please explain.

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