- Lieutenant General Asif Ghafur was appointed in place of his predecessor, Lieutenant General Sarfraz Ali
- Lieutenant General Sarfraz Ali was martyred. in helicopter crash Tuesday.
- Lieutenant General Asif Ghafur previously held the position director-general of ISPR.
Former director-general of Lieutenant General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Asif Ghafoor was appointed commander of the Quetta Corps, Geo News announced on Wednesday with reference to the military media wing.
According to ISPR, Lieutenant General Ghafoor was appointed to replace his predecessor, Lieutenant General Sarfraz Ali. who – together with five other Pakistani army personnel – was martyred on Tuesday After Aviation Helicopter of the army collapsed in Balochistan.
military The helicopter went missing while flying from Quetta to Karachi around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday evening. personnel in helicopter watching flood relief efforts in southwest of country.
above normal monsoon rains and deadly flood hit Pakistan hard this is year, killing hundreds of people so far and wreaking havoc, especially in Balochistan.e