Lt.Gen. Bilal Akbar appointed Chief of General Staff: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Lt. Gen. Bilal Akbar has been appointed as the Chief of General Staff of Pakistan Army, according to the ISPR. 

According to details, appointments and transfers for several posts within Pakistan Army have been made. Lt. Gen. Bilal Akbar has been appointed as the Chief of General Staff while DG ISI Gen. Rizwan Akhtar has been appointed as the President of National Defence University. 

Meanwhile Lt. Gen. Asim Saleem Bajwa has been appointed as the Inspector General Arms at GHQ. Lt. Gen. Hidayat ur Rehman Inspector General Training and Evaluation (IGT&E) at GHQ. 

Here is the complete list of transfers and appointments that have taken place according to the ISPR:-

1. Lt Gen Bilal Akbar has been appointed Chief of General Staff.

2. Lt Gen Rizwan Akhtar presently DG ISI has been appointed President NDU.

3. Lt Gen Nazir Butt presently President NDU has been appointed Corps Commander Peshawar (11Corps).

4. Lt Gen Hidayat ur Rehman, presently Corps Commander Peshawar has been appointed Inspector General Training and Evaluation (IGT&E) at GHQ.

5. Lt Gen Asim Salim Bajwa, presently DG ISPR has been appointed Inspector General Arms (IG Arms) at GHQ. He was posted DG ISPR in June 2012 and promoted Lt Gen in Sept 2015.

6. Newly promoted Lt Gen Hamayun Aziz has been appointed Inspector General C&IT at GHQ.

7. Newly promoted Lt Gen Qazi Ikram has been appointed Chief of Logistic Staff at GHQ.

8. Newly promoted Lt Gen Sher Afgun has been posted 31 Corps Commander (Bahawalpur).

9. Newly Promoted Lt Gen Muhammad Afzal will continue as DG FWO.

10. Newly promoted Lt Gen Naeem Ashraf has been appointed Chairman Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT).