President Dr Arif Alvi conferred the award of Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) upon the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, at a special investiture ceremony held, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, today. Prime Minister, Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Chairman of Senate, Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani, Speaker of the National Assembly, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, members of the Federal Cabinet, members of the parliament, and senior civil and military officers attended the investiture ceremony. CJCSC, General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, was commissioned in 1987 in Infantry Battalion, and he graduated from Command and Staff College, Quetta and National Defence University, Islamabad. He also attended M.Sc. (Global Security) course from Cranfield University, United Kingdom. During his illustrious military career, he served on various Command, Staff and Instructional assignments. His major staff appointments include Brigade Major of two Infantry Brigades, General Staff Officer Grade-1 (Plans) at Pakistan Contingent United Nations Mission Sierra Leon, Director Military Operations and Director General Military Operations, Vice Chief of General Staff, Adjutant General and Chief of General Staff at the General Headquarters. In his instructional appointments, he has been on the faculty of the School of Infantry and Tactics, Quetta, Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul and Command and Staff College, Quetta. He has commanded an Infantry Battalion, each in North Waziristan and Shaqma War Zone, and Infantry Brigade along the Working Boundary, an Infantry Division in Operation Al-Mizan and Command of 10 Corps. He was promoted to the rank of General and appointed as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Joint Staff Headquarters on 27th November 2022.
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