RAWALPINDI: Lieutenant General Muhammad Aamer has been handed over the command of the Gujranwala Corps on Monday, days after a major reshuffle in the military’s top brass.
According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a change of command ceremony was also held at Gujranwala Cantt.
During the ceremony, Lt Gen Syed Asim Munir handed over command of Gujranwala Corps to Lt General Muhammad Aamer. Lt Gen Munir was posted as the Quartermaster General (QMG) earlier this month, according to the ISPR.
On October 6, the ISPR had announced that Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed Anjum, the Corps Commander, Karachi, was appointed as the Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the most coveted slot within the military hierarchy after the army chief.
Gen Nadeem replaced Lt Gen Faiz Hameed as head of the country’s premier spy agency. Lt Gen Faiz, as per the ISPR, was being posted as the Peshawar corps commander.
A day later, the country was gripped by speculations that the prime minister had not signed the summary as he was not consulted before the new ISI chief’s appointment.
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid last week played down the reported rift between the government and army, saying that matters related to the appointment of ISI chief were “settled” and that an announcement in this regard would be made within a week.
The issue also came up for discussion during the federal cabinet meeting where the premier reportedly said the PM Office also had “sanctity” like the army.
