一 | Islamabad, Oct 12 (UNI) The Pakistan Army has promoted 12 Major Generals to the rank of Lieutenant General, setting the stage for a major reshuffle in the top brass ahead of the change in command at the end of next month, a newspaper reported on Wednesday. The promoted generals are Major Generals Inam Haider Malik, Fayyaz Hussain Shah, Nauman Zakria, Mohammad Zafar Iqbal, Ayman Bilal Safdar, Ahsan Gulrez, Syed Aamer Raza, Shahid Imtiaz, Mohammad Munir Afsar, Babar Iftikhar, Yousaf Jamal and Kashif Nazir, the Dawn said. It is rare to see such a big number of promotions to the rank of Lt Generals at one time. The promotions in the Army had been overdue for almost a year though these elevations are normally said to be done on the basis of vacancies, the report said. The newly promoted generals will take up the positions vacated due to the retirement of three Lt Generals in October 2021, one in July this year and five in September. The tenth slot fell vacant after a Lt General died in a helicopter crash on August 2. Two more generals have been promoted in anticipation of the promotion of two Lt Generals to fill the impending four-star vacancies. Promotions at this level in the army are the sole prerogative of the Chief of Army Staff. But traditionally the chiefs hold informal consultations with other senior generals while taking these decisions, the Dawn said. UNI MR。
