Pakistani president appoints Asim Munir as new army chief
Source: Xinhua | 2022-11-25 | Editor:Rachel
Pakistani President Arif Alvi (L) meets with newly-appointed chief of army staff Asim Munir in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, on Nov. 24, 2022. Pakistani President Arif Alvi on Thursday appointed Lieutenant General Asim Munir as the country's new chief of army staff, the media wing of the President's Secretariat said in a statement. Alvi also appointed Lieutenant General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, who was promoted to the rank of General with immediate effect, as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff committee with effect from Nov. 27, added the statement. (PID/Handout via Xinhua)
Pakistani President Arif Alvi on Thursday appointed Lieutenant General Asim Munir as the country's new chief of army staff, the media wing of the President's Secretariat said in a statement.
According to the statement, the president promoted Munir to the rank of General with immediate effect, who will assume office as the new army chief from Nov. 29, 2022.
Munir would replace outgoing Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa who will retire on Nov. 29.
Alvi also appointed Lieutenant General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, who was promoted to the rank of General with immediate effect, as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff committee with effect from Nov. 27, added the statement.
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