According to the military’s public affairs branch, Lieutenant General Asif Ghafoor has been named the Commander of the XII Corps (Quetta), taking the place of Lieutenant General Sarfraz Ali, who died in a helicopter accident.
Previously, Lt Gen Ghafoor oversaw the ISPR.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement released late on Wednesday night that he is “replacing Lieutenant General Sarfraz Ali
who endorsed shahadat (martyrdom) in a helicopter crash because of bad weather during deluge rescue efforts in Lasbela, Balochistan, on 1 August 2022 (Monday)”.
After losing communication with air traffic control on Monday night, their helicopter was reported missing.
Lt. Gen. Sarfraz Ali, who died in the helicopter crash as a martyr.
At the time, was informed by police sources that the area where the helicopter vanished was rugged and devoid of even jeep trails, making it very challenging for rescue teams to conduct a search.
The helicopter’s wreckage was discovered on Tuesday in the Lasbela neighbourhood, close to Musa Goth.
The ISPR had announced the update and stated that all six of the officers on board the chopper had chosen martyrdom.