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

Major General Humayun Aziz

Major General Naeem Ashraf

Major General Muhammad Afzal

Major General Sher Afgun

Major General Qazi Ikram

Major General Bilal Akbar

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