ISLAMABAD: Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhary has been appointed as the new Director General, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), replacing Lieutenant General Babar Iftikhar, who has been posted as Corps Commander V Corps (Sindh), sources in the military said.
The new DG ISPR is the son of nuclear scientist Sultan Bashiruddian Mahmood who brought Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan to Pakistan from Holland. Sultan Bashir Mahmood had held a secret meeting with Khan after which the founding father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb returned to his country. After his retirement in 1999, Mahmood became a follower of Dr. Israr Ahmed, a well-known Islamic scholar in Pakistan.
Maj Gen Sharif was previously serving as Director-General Defence Science and Technology Organization (DESTO), which is a secretive organization engaged in scientific and technical research and the development of weapons systems in the disciplines of aerodynamics, propulsion and propellants, and avionics.
However, as an inter-services organisation it is overseen by the Joint Services Headquarters and works closely with the Strategic Plans Division (SPD).
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Maj Gen Ahmed Sharif is from the corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (EME), who has reportedly also served in the Military Operations directorate and Military Intelligence.
Lt Gen Iftikhar will now head to Karachi after being posted as V Corps commander, replacing Lt Gen Mohammad Saeed.
Sources maintained that Lt Gen Mohammad Saeed will likely be posted as Chief of General Staff (CGS) and Lt Gen Shahid Imtiaz to be commander X Corps.
Lt Gen Muhammad Ali is expected to be posted as Quartermaster General (QMG) and Lt Gen Nauman Zakaria as the Chief Logistic School (CLS). Lt Gen Saqib Mahmood is likely to be posted as commander 31 Corps and Lt Gen Shahbaz Khan as Army Strategic Forces Command (ASFC).
December 2, 2022
Source: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40212263/maj-gen-sharif-made-ispr-dg
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