The Pakistan Army on Monday announced high-level postings of top military commanders, a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
According to the military's media wing, Lieutenant General Sardar Hassan Azhar Hayat has been posted as Peshawar Corps Commander.
The ISPR added that Lieutenant General Faiz Hamid has been posted as Bahawalpur Corps Commander whereas Lieutenant General Khalid Zia was posted as Military Secretary Pakistan Army.
Last month, as many as 32 brigadiers of the Pakistan Army have been promoted to the rank of major-general, the military said.
Those promoted include Brigadier Omer Naseem, Brigadier Syed Abbas Ali, Brigadier Muhammad Abbas, Brigadier Muhammad Shahid Abro, Brigadier Luqman Hafeez, Brigadier Mohammad Yasir Elahi, Brigadier Adeel Haider Minhas, Brigadier Syed Ali Raza, Brigadier Shahid Pervaiz, Brigadier Ahsan Waqas Kayani, Brigadier Azhar Yasin, Brigadier Qaisar Suleman, Brigadier Haroon Ishaq Raja, Brigadier Aamer Amin, Brigadier Haroon Hameed Chaudhary, Brigadier Waseem Iftikhar Cheema, Brigadier Muhammad Hussain, Brigadier Shoaib Bin Akram, Brigadier Kashif Khalil, Brigadier Kashif Abdullah, Brigadier Amjad Hanif, Brigadier Faisal Naseer, Brigadier Ahmad Kamal and Brigadier Saeedur Rehman Sarwar.
Those approved by Army Medical Corps include Brigadier Tufail Ahmad, Brigadier Rizwan Sadiq, Brigadier Ijaz Ahmad, Brigadier Nadeem Fazal, Brigadier Shoaib Ahmed, Brigadier Tahir Masood Ahmad, Brigadier Waseem Ahmad Khan and Brigadier Sohail Sabir.
In February, the army promoted two officers belonging to the Hindu minority community to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Born in 1981, Major Dr Kailash Kumar hailing from Sindh’s Tharparkar district commissioned into the army in 2008.
Major Dr Anil Kumar aged around 40 years is a resident of Sindh’s Badin district and got commission in the army in 2007.
Both the officers have been promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel.