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RAWALPINDI: Major General Babar Iftikhar will replace Major General Asif Ghafoor as the new Director General Inter services Public Relations (DG ISPR).

Major General Ghafoor has been appointed as the General Officer Commanding Okara. The former DG ISPR took to the Twitter handle and wrote, “Thanks to everyone I have remained associated with during the tenure. My very special thanks to Media all across. Can't thank enough fellow Pakistanis for their love and support.

Best wishes to new DG ISPR for his success."

Thank you Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor!! You did your job in best terms that exposed our so-called liberals and the Indian trolls at the same time. Good bye @peaceforchange #DGISPR pic.twitter.com/jh1iPZK5FM

— ? Maher Baloch ? (@maher_iam) January 16, 2020

Who is Major General Babar Iftikhar?

Maj Gen Iftikhar was commissioned in 6 Lancers in March 1990. He is a graduate of the Command and Staff College Quetta, National Defence University Islamabad and Royal Command and Staff College Jordan.

He has served as Brigade Major in an Armoured Brigade, Brigadier Staff in an Infantry Division in North Waziristan and Chief of Staff in Corps Headquarters. He has commanded an Armoured Brigade and Infantry Brigade in North Waziristan (Operation Zarb-i-Azb).

He also served on the faculty of Pakistan Military Academy and National Defence University Islamabad. He is married with four sons. Maj Gen Iftikhar was presently commanding an Armoured Division before being appointed as DG ISPR.

Major General Asif Ghafoor was appointed as the DG ISPR in December 2016. He had replaced Lieutenant General Asim Bajwa.

Major Gen Asif Ghafoor was commissioned on September 9, 1988, in 87 Medium Regiment. He is a graduate of Command and Staff College Quetta, Command & Staff College Bandung (Indonesia) and NDU Islamabad. He holds a master’s degree in strategic studies.

Major General Ghafoor is a recipient of the COAS Commendation Card for operations in Bajaur in 2008.