Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar appointed DG ISPR.

Byline: Tahir Niaz

ISLAMABAD -- Major General Babar Iftikhar has replaced Major General Asif Ghafoor as new head of the military's media wing, announced the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) directorate here on Thursday.

Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor has been posted as general officer commanding (GOC) Okara. As part of the reshuffle, Major General Azher Waqas has been posted as Director General of Military Intelligence.

A two-star general belonging to the army's Armoured Corps, Maj Gen Iftikhar had previously been serving as the general officer commanding 1 Armoured Division, Multan. Maj Gen Iftikhar was commissioned in 6 Lancers in March 1990. He is a graduate of Command and Staff College Quetta, National Defence University Islamabad and Royal Command and Staff College Jordan. The general officer carries with him a rich command, staff and instructional experience.

He served as Brigade Major in an Armoured Brigade, Brigadier Staff in an Infantry...