Maj-Gen Asif Ghafoor replaces Lt-Gen Asim Bajwa as DG ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Major General Asif Ghafoor has been posted Director General Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) the media wing of Pakistan Army replacing Lt-Gen Asim Salim Bajwa.

According to a statement issued by the ISPR on Thursday, Maj-Gen Ghafoor is presently commanding a division in Swat.

The development comes amid high-level transfers and postings by Pakistan Army in the wake of new Army Chief Gen Qamar Bajwas appointment.

Former DG ISPR Lt-Gen Asim Bajwa has been appointed as Inspector General Arms (IG Arms) at GHQ. He was posted DG ISPR in June 2012 and promoted to Lt-Gen in September 2015.

Other major postings include Major General Abdullah Dogar, who has been posted Commandant PMA. Major General Syed Adnan has been posted GOC at Lahore. Major General Fida Malik has been posted DG Logistics at GHQ. Major General Zafarullah Khan has been posted GOC at Panu Aqil. Major General Nadir Khan has been posted DG Personnel Services and Provost Marshal(PS&PM) at GHQ and Major General Zafar Iqbal has been posted GOC armour division at Gujranwala.