• Pakistan Army Promotion Board headed by COAS approves promotions

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army Promotion Board has approved the promotion of 22 brigadiers to the rank of Major-General in Pakistan Army, sources said on Friday.

The Army Promotion Board approved the promotions at a meeting held at the General Headquarters, which was presided over by Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir.

Brigadiers promoted to the two-star rank belonged to various corps – including Armed Corps, Artillery, Air Defence, Aviation, Infantary Corps of Military Intelligence and EME.

Among the officers got promotion included current military secretaries of the President and the Prime Minister.

Those promoted include: Brigadier Adnan Sultan, Brigadier Usman Kiyani, Brigadier Imran Sartaj, Brigadier Yahya Usman, Brigadier Usman Iqbal, Brigadier Jolian, Brigadier Saeed Anwar, Brigadier Arfan Ramay and Brigadier Attiq.

Those promoted from the Infantry include Brigadier Mehr Omer, Brigadier Imtiaz Gillani, Brigadier Ahmed Jawad, Brigadier Tajdeed, Brigadier Bilal Sarfraz, Brigadier Khurram Shabbir, Brigadier Faisal Saud, Brigadier Abid Mazhar, Brigadier Shehryar Muneer, Brigadier Shehryar Qureshi, Brigadier Adil Iftikhar, Brigadier Amjad Aziz, and Brigadier Zulfikar Shaheen.