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Several transfers made in Pak Army, Lt-Gen Faiz Hameed appointed DG ISI

June 16, 2019

RAWALPINDI, June 16 (INP): A number of changes in posting of top generals of Pakistan Army were announced on Sunday and Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed was appointed as the Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (DG ISI). Earlier on April 12, the Pakistan Army promoted then-Major General Faiz Hameed to the rank of Lieutenant General and appointed him Adjutant General at the General Headquarters (GHQ) later that month. He was previously serving as the head of the Counter Intelligence wing in the ISI. According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), General Hameed will be replacing Lt-Gen Asim Munir, who has now been posted as the Corps Commander Gujranwala. Meanwhile, Lt-Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza, who was also promoted to the rank of three star general this April, has now been posted as the Adjutant General of the Pakistan Army at the GHQ. According to ISPR, other changes included the posting of Lt-Gen Amir Abbasi as the Quarter Master General, and the appointment of Lt-Gen Moazzam Ejaz as the Engineer-in-Chief at the GHQ.