Kashif Nazir

Kashif Nazir
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch Pakistan Army
Service years1990 — present
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit314 Assault Engineers
Commands
Awards Hilal-i-Imtiaz
Alma materPakistan Military Academy

Kashif Nazir, HI(M) is a three star general of the Pakistan Army who is the incumbent Engineer-in-Chief, posted at GHQ.[1]

Military career

Nazir was commissioned in the 81 PMA Long Course in Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers. As a major general, Nazir was appointed as the Director General Housing (DG-H) at the General Headquarters (GHQ). Later, Kashif Nazir served as the Director General Counter-Intelligence (DG-C) Directorate of the Inter-Services Intelligence.[2] He was awarded with Hilal-i-Imtiaz for his service from the then President of Pakistan Arif Alvi.[3]

In October 2022, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.[4] Upon his promotion, he assumed the office of Engineer-in-Chief.[5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ "MES Organization | Military Engineer Services". www.mes.gov.pk. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  2. ^ Syed, Baqir Sajjad (12 October 2022). "Stage set for major reshuffle in top military brass". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  3. ^ Raza, Syed Irfan (25 March 2021). "President confers military awards". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  4. ^ "12 Pak Army Major Generals promoted to Lieutenant General's rank". Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  5. ^ Administrator. "High-level GPEI delegation visits Pakistan to discuss polio eradication strategies with Government of Pakistan". World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  6. ^ TheSouthAsianTimes. "Pakistan may witness major reshuffle in top military brass". The South Asian Times | সাউথ এশিয়ান টাইমস. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  7. ^ Rehman, Laiq Ur (11 October 2022). "DG ISPR among 12 major generals promoted to rank of Lt Gen". ARY NEWS. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  8. ^ "PEC forms 8-member working group for institutional reforms". www.thenews.com.pk. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2025.