Notification issued to appoint General Asim Munir as Army Chief for 3 years. Who will be the new army chief of Pakistan Army? In this regard, the excitement that going on for several days ends at last.
Gen. Asim Munir appoints as the new Army Chief and General Sahir Shamshad Mirza as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.
Decision to appoint Asim Munir as Army Chief, Sahir Shamshad as CJCSC President Dr. Arif Alvi approved the appointments on the summary of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
The new Army Chief and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee also holds separate meetings with President Dr. Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
The appointment of Asim Munir will be effective from November 29.
While the appointment of General Sahir Shamshad will be effective from November 27.
General Asim Munir’s services in the army
Gen. Asim Munir has been an Honorary Sword Winner, DG Military Intelligence, Head of ISI, Corps Commander Gujranwala.
He was serving as Quartermaster General at GHQ from October 2021.
The new Army Chief General Asim Munir has an exemplary memory and is also a Hafiz-e-Quran. He got the blessing of memorizing the Qur’an at the age of 38 due to his hobby while being posted as a lieutenant colonel in Medina.
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