(Xinhua) -- Pakistan army will appoint a new intelligence chief and the post will be announced later, said local media on Tuesday. Major General Muhammad Asif will take place of Major General Mian Nadeem Ijaz Ahmed who has served as Director General of Military Intelligence of the Pakistan Army for more than three years and is proceeding for a command assignment, local media The News said, adding that the notification pertaining to the new posting is likely to be issued shortly.
Muhammad Asif belongs to infantry and was previously in Moscow as Pakistan's Defense Attache in Russia. He served in Russian capital for about two years and five months. However, Pakistan's military spokesman Athar Abbas dismissed the report and said the posting is internal and would be announced when it happens. |