Pakistan Current Affairs

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.

Pakistan does not compare well on the state of voter turnout with other countries of the world. The average global voter turnout computed by the Stockholm-based International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance since 1940s is around 76pc, which is way above the 45pc average turnout in Pakistani elections. Among 169 countries whose data has been compiled, Pakistan, sadly, stands at 165 — close to the bottom.

The Federal Government appointed Passand Khan Buledi as the new chairman of Gwadar Port Authority (GPA), Ministry of Maritime Affairs. Buledi will replace, Naseer Khan Kashani as chairman of GPA who was serving as chairman since 2019. Passand Khan Buledi belongs to Balochistan Civil Service who joined the service in 1997. He has served as Deputy Commissioner in various districts and Divisional Commissioners of Balochistan.