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Praise to God. Alhamdulillah was the last tweet from outgoing DG ISPR
Irfan Ali
16 January, 2020 13:20
Praise to God. Alhamdulillah was the last tweet from outgoing DG ISPR Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor.
Praise to God
He also thanked to everyone he had 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.”
Having said that, Maj Gen Asif left as Director General Inter-Services Public Relations.
Meanwhile, Pak Army transferred Maj Gen Ghafoor to the 40th Infantry Division (Okara).
There, he ill serve as the general officer commanding (GOC).
Major General Asif Ghafoor was commissioned on 9 Sep 1988 in 87 Medium Regiment.
He is graduate of Command & Staff College Quetta, Command & Staff College Bandung (Indonesia) and NDU Islamabad.
Besides, he holds master’s degree in strategic studies.
Furthermore, he has served on various staff, instructional and command assignments.
His career include: Brigade Major Infantry Brigade, Assistant Military Secretary MS Branch, GHQ, Directing Staff Command & Staff College Quetta and Director Military Operations in Military Operations Directorate, GHQ.
He has commanded his parent unit in Operation Al-Mizan, Artillery Brigade on Line of Control, Infantry Brigade on Eastern Border and a Division at Swat, Malakand.
Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor had received COAS Commendation Card for operations in Bajaur during 2008.
He had served as DG ISPR since December 2016
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