Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor transferred out of ISPR in major reshuffle.

RAWALPINDI -- The Pakistan Army on Thursday announced the posting of its new spokesperson, replacing Major General Asif Ghafoor with Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar as the director-general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

Maj Gen Ghafoor's services have been transferred to the 40th Infantry Division (Okara), where he will serve as the general officer commanding (GOC).

"Thanks to everyone I have remained associated with during the tenure," Maj Gen Ghafoor wrote on Twitter from the @OfficialDGISPR handle as news of his transfer broke. He had headed the military's media wing since December 2016.

"My very special thanks to Media all across. Can't thank enough fellow Pakistanis for their love and support.

"Best wishes to [the] new DG ISPR for his success," he added.

He also tweeted from his personal Twitter account, expressing gratitude towards the people for the love and support he received during his tenure as the DG ISPR.

"Stay strong, continue doing your bit for Pakistan. Stay blessed," he wrote.

Maj Gen Ghafoor was posted as the DG ISPR in December 2016, replacing Lt Gen Asim Bajwa as the head of the military's media wing.

Ghafoor was commissioned into the Pakistan Army on September 9, 1988, in the 87 Medium Regiment. He is a graduate of the Command and College Quetta, Staff College Bandung (Indonesia), and the National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad.

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