ISLAMABAD: A high-level promotion board on Tuesday approved promotion to the rank of Lieutenant-General of four Major-Generals including Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major-General Asim Bajwa.
The board headed by Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif also promoted Major-General Amir Riaz, Major-General Sadiq Ali and Major-General Umar Farooq Durrani.
Maj-Gen Sadiq Ali has been serving as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) Bahawalpur, while Aamir Riaz has been serving as the Director-General Military Operations (DGMO).
Maj-Gen Umar Farooq Durrani has been serving as the Vice Chief of General Staff.
Prior to his appointment as DG ISPR in 2012 by then COAS Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, Bajwa was posted in Dera Ismail Khan as a general officer commanding.
Under Bajwa’s leadership, the army conducted military operations in the South Waziristan tribal region to eliminate militancy and restore peace.Prior to that, Bajwa had served as the deputy military secretary under Pervez Musharraf and headed the 111 brigade.
Major General Amir Riaz was appointed the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) back in 2013.
The newly-promoted three-star generals will be posted to new positions within the next two months by the Pakistan army.
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