General Sahir Shamshad Mirza assumed the position of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC). A spectacular event was arranged at the Joint Staff Headquarters in Rawalpindi to mark the occasion.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), besides a large number of serving and retired officers from tri-services, the ceremony was attended by CJCSC.
A smartly turned-out Joint Services guard presented a salute as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee arrived at the venue.
General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, also a recipient of Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military), reviewed the guard of honor and March past.
Earlier this week, the federal government appointed General Asim Munir as the next chief of army staff and Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza as Chairman of the joint chiefs of staff committee (CJCSC).
The appointment comes after President Arif Alvi Thursday approved Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s nominations for the next army chief and CJCSC, hours after receiving a summary.