ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army on Thursday announced postings and transfers on key positions, appointing Director General of Joint Staff Headquarters (JSHQ) Lt Gen Azhar Abbas as Commander of the important 10 Corps (Rawalpindi).

He replaces Lt Gen Bilal Akbar, who has been designated as Chairman of the Pakistan Ordnance Factory (POF). The sitting Chairman of POF, Lt Gen Sadiq Ali, is among the three lieutenant generals due to retire in the last week of the current month.

The Inspector General of Arms, Lt Gen Waseem Ashraf, has been named as the Corps Commander of Quetta. He will replace former director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa who is also retiring this month.

The newly promoted three-star officers Lt Gen Khalid Zia and Lt Gen Mohammad Chiragh Haider have been posted as Inspector General of Arms and Director General of Joint Staff Headquarters, respectively.

The announcements were made by the Inter-Services Public Relations on Thursday, a day after the elevation of four major generals as lieutenant generals.

Those promoted were Maj Gen Mohammad Aamer, Maj Gen Mohammad Chiragh Haider, Maj Gen Nadeem Ahmed Anjum and Maj Gen Khalid Zia.

Published in Dawn, September 13th, 2019