RAWALPINDI, January 16: The military spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor has been replaced by Major General Babar Iftikhar as Director-General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG-ISPR).
The ISPR said Maj Gen Iftikhar has vast experience in command, staff and instruction. He also served as a brigade major and brigade staff for an infantry division in North Waziristan.
In operation Zarb-e-Azb, Maj Gen Iftikhar also commanded the armoured and infantry brigades. Apart from teaching at the NDU, the Major General also taught at the Pakistan Military Academy.
Major General Babar Iftikhar was commissioned in Pakistan Army in 1990. He is a graduate of Command and Staff College Quetta. Iftikhar performed duties in Pakistan Military Academy and National Defence University. He was commanding Armed Division before assuming the position of DG-ISPR.
The military media wing said that Major General Asif Ghafoor has been appointed as general officer commanding (GOC) Okara, whoperformed duties as the spokesperson to the Pakistan armed forces since December 26 – 2016. -DNA
