In a major reshuffle in the Pakistan Army, President General Pervez Musharraf has changed the corps commanders of Peshawar, Quetta and Bahawalpur.
Deputy Chief of General Staff Lt-Gen Khalid Shamim Wyane has been appointed corps commander of Quetta in place of Lt-Gen Hamid Nawaz, who will take charge as inspector general for training and evaluation, to replace Lt-Gen Masood Aslam. Lt-Gen Masood Aslam has been appointed corps commander of Peshawar in place of Lt-Gen Hamid Khan, who has been made commandant of the National Defence University, Islamabad, in place of Lt-Gen Raza Khan. Lt-Gen Raza Khan has been transferred to Bahawalpur as corps commander.
Quetta General Officer Commanding (GOC) Maj-Gen Haroon has been made director general of Rangers, Lahore, in place of Maj-Gen Hussain Mehdi. Maj-Gen Jamil Haider has been ordered to take charge as deputy chief of general staff. GOC Maj-Gen Rashid has been transferred to ISI Headquarters, Islamabad.
Brig Javed Sultan Khan, Pakistan