Lt Gen Azhar Abbas appointed Chief of General Staff in a major reshuffle in the top leadership of the Pakistan army.
Chief of General Staff (CGS) is the most coveted position within the Pakistan Army after that of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS).
The CGS is assigned operational and intelligence matters at the General Headquarters with directorates of Military Operations and Military Intelligence falling under his purview.
He would be the 35th CGS of the army. Lt Gen Azhar Abbas replaces Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza, who was posted out as commander of Rawalpindi-based 10 Corps — a post previously held by Gen Abbas.
Gen Abbas is from the Baloch Regiment. In past, he has served as commandant of the Infantry School, Quetta, and remained personal secretary [PS(C)] to the then army chief, Gen Raheel Sharif.
Furthermore, he has commanded a division in Murree and worked in Operations Directorate as a brigadier.
Gen Mirza is from the Sindh Regiment. He had prior to his CGS posting served as adjutant general.
Earlier he has also served as the Vice Chief of General Staff (A), Director General Military Operations and General Officer Commanding Dera Ismail Khan.
Lt Gen Chiragh Haider would, meanwhile, move from DG Joint Staff Headquarters to replace Gen Ashraf at Multan Corps.
Gen Haider is from Frontier Force Regiment.
Gen Ashraf was commander of Corps-II Multan and the Southern command. He is also from Frontier Force Regiment.
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