GHQ sends summary for appointment of new CJCSC, Army chief: ISPR

GHQ sends summary for appointment of new CJCSC, Army chief: ISPR

Rawalpindi (Web Desk): The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Babar Iftikhar has confirmed that the General Headquarters (GHQ) has sent a summary regarding the selection of new Joint Chief Of Staff Committee (CJCSC) and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) to the Ministry of Defence.

“GHQ has forwarded the summary for the selection of CJCSC and the COAS, containing names of 6 senior most Lt Gens, to MoD,” Babar Iftikhar said in a tweet.

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The ISPR statement didn’t mention the names of potential candidates.

However sources say, the summary includes the names of Lieutenant General Asim Munir, Lieutenant General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Lieutenant General Azhar Abbas, Lieutenant General Nauman Mehmood, Lieutenant General Faiz Hamid and Lieutenant General Mohammad Amir.