The selection board of Pakistan Army has approved promotion of seven major generals to the rank of lieutenant general.

According to a handout issued by the ISPR the officers recommended for promotion to the rank of lieutenant general held the following ranks:

Major General Nadeem Raza

Presently commandant Pakistan Military Academy

Major General Humayun Aziz

Director General Welfare and Rehabilitation at General Headquarters

Major General Naeem Ashraf

Posted at National Defence University

Major General Muhammad Afzal

Presently Director General Frontier Works Organisation

Major General Sher Afgun

Inspector General Frontier Corps Balochistan

Major General Qazi Ikram

Director General Personnel Directorate at General Headquarters

Major General Bilal Akbar

Director General Rangers (Sindh)

The decision comes nearly two weeks after the appointment of Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Jawed Bajwa.