NEW DG ISPR Pakistan

Major General Asif Ghafoor was commissioned on 9 Sep 1988 in 87 Medium Regiment. He is graduate of Command & Staff College Quetta, Command & Staff College Bandung (Indonesia) and NDU Islamabad. He holds master’s degree in strategic studies.

The General has served on various staff, instructional and command assignments to include Brigade Major Infantry Brigade, Assistant Military Secretary MS Branch, GHQ, Directing Staff Command & Staff College Quetta and Director Military Operations in Military Operations Directorate, GHQ. He has commanded his parent unit in Operation Al-Mizan, Artillery Brigade on Line of Control, Infantry Brigade on Eastern Border and a Division at Swat, Malakand. General is recipient of COAS Commendation Card for operations in Bajaur during 2008. General is DG ISPR since December 2016.

Following the development, Major General Asif Ghafoor tweeted that he is thankful to all those who remained associated with him during his posting as DG ISPR. “Thanks to everyone I have remained associated with during the tenure. My very special thanks to media all across.” He also thanked fellow Pakistanis for their love and support and extended best wishes to new DG ISPR for his success.

According to the ISPR , Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar link studied from the Quetta Law College and graduated from NDU Islamabad, where he also taught as faculty member later on. The new DG ISPR is also a graduate from the Royal Jordanian Command and Staff College (RJCSC).

, Maj Gen Iftikhar had previously been serving as the general officer commanding 1 Armoured Division, Multan. Maj Gen Iftikhar was commissioned in 6 Lancers in March 1990. He is a graduate of Command and Staff College Quetta, National Defence University Islamabad and Royal Command and Staff College Jordan. The general officer carries with him a rich command, staff and instructional experience.

He served as Brigade Major in an Armoured Brigade, Brigadier Staff in an Infantry Division in North Waziristan and Chief of Staff in Corps Headquarters. He has commanded an Armoured Brigade and infantry Brigade in North Waziristan (Op ZeA). He also served on the faculty of Pakistan Military Academy and National Defence University Islamabad. He is happily married and is blessed with four sons. He is a passionate reader and an avid golfer, according to the officials. He was presently commanding an Armoured Division before being appointed as DG ISPR.

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