ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army on Friday announced that Lt Gen Javed Mehmood Bukhari has been appointed corps commander of Bahawalpur.

“Lt Gen Javed Mehmood Bukhari [has been] appointed Commander Bahawalpur Corps,” the Inter-Services Public Relations, the media affairs wing of the military, said in a brief statement.

Gen Bukhari was previously posted as Quarter Master General at the General Headquarters. He has replaced Lt Gen Sher Afgun in Bahawalpur.

Gen Afgun has been pos­t­ed as inspector general arms at GHQ.

Published in Dawn, August 11th, 2018

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