Major reshuffle in the Pakistan Army
Major reshuffle in the Pakistan Army
According to the ISPR -Not only DG ISPR has been transferred
but also other senior ranked officers been transferred. The newly-promoted Lt General, Ali Amir Awan,
was posted as Inspector General Communication and Information Technology while
Lt General Muhammad Saeed was appointed as National Defence University (NDU)
president.
In other transfers, Lt General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, who was
serving as Adjutant General at the GHQ, was appointed as chief of general staff
(CGS), which is considered the most powerful position within the army hierarchy
after post of the army chief. The CGS heads both the army’s operational and
intelligence directorates. This position was earlier held by the current
chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Nadeem Raza.
Similarly, Lt Gen
Muhammad Amir will now replace Lt General Sahir Shamshad Mirza as Adjutant
General. Lt Gen Shaheen Mazhar Mehmood, who was previously commanding Peshawar
Corps, has been appointed as Commander Mangla Corps, which is one of the strike
formations of Pakistan Army.
Lt Gen Nauman Mahmood has been appointed as Commander
Peshawar Corps. He was previously serving as Inspector General Communications
& Information Technology (IG C&IT) at the GHQ.
These are routine transfers and postings in the Pakistan
army. But it made headlines in the media because Pakistan army holds influential
position in Pakistan. As a most influential and powerful institution of
Pakistan- army played important role in the formation of policies and strategies.
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