Current Affairs

The Punjab province became the first province in the country to launch a Web 3.0 portal. The portal was launched on November 30, 2022, by the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB). The portal aims to promote the use of Web 3.0 technologies in the province.

General Sahir Shamshad Mirza is a four-star rank general in Pakistan Army, currently serving as the 18th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee appointed to the post on 27 November 2022. Prior to his appointment as Commander of X Corps at Rawalpindi, he previously served as 35th Chief of General Staff until succeeded by Azhar Abbas.

Newly selected Army chief General Asim Munir belongs to the Frontier Force Regiment. He is a graduate of the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Kakul and was commissioned in the Frontier Force Regiment in 1986. He has held a number of command and staff appointments, including Director General Military Intelligence, Director General Inter-Services Intelligence, and Corps Commander XXX Corps. He was appointed as the Chief of Army Staff on November 29, 2022.

Gen Asim Munir, a soldier with considerable operational experience and a career steeped in intelligence, was designated as the country`s 11th army chief on November 24, 2022, after weeks of intense speculation about who will lead the powerful military following Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa`s impending retirement. Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza, another infantry officer with an enviable career, has been appointed as the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff committee.

Haji Ghulam Ali is a Pakistani politician and a member of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam who is currently serving as the 34th Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in office since 23 November 2022.