President Zardari confers Nishan-i-Imtiaz on National Strategic Command Commander Gen Aamer Raza
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Key context: <p>President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday conferred the Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) on General Aamer Raza, commander of the National Strategic Command, during an investiture ceremony held at Aiwan-i-Sadr, Islamabad.</p> <p>On July 31, President Zardari <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2019684">approved</a> the conferment of the Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) on Gen Raza.</p> <p>Gen Raza has previously been awarded the Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) and Sitara-i-Basalat (Star of Valour).</p> <p>In July, he was <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2018019">promoted</a> to the rank of a four-star general and appointed to the position of Commander of the National Strategic Command (CNSC), according to an announcement by PM Shehbaz.</p> <p>The CNSC post was created under last year’s <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1955038">27th Constitutional Amendment</a>, which made significant changes to the military’s chain of command, to assume the nuclear manager role previously exercised by the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), a post which was abolished.</p> <p><em>More to follow</em></p> This development from dawn.com highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday conferred the Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) on General Aamer Raza, commander of the National Strategic Command, during an investiture ceremony held at Aiwan-i-Sadr, Islamabad. On July 31, President Zardari approved the conferment of the Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) on Gen Raza. Gen Raza has previously been awarded the Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) and Sitara-i-Basalat (Star of Valour). In July, he was promoted to the rank of a four-star general and appointed to the position of Commander of the National Strategic Command (CNSC), according to an announcement by PM Shehbaz. The CNSC post was created under last year’s 27th Constitutional Amendment, which made significant changes to the military’s chain of command, to assume the nuclear manager role previously exercised by the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), a post which was abolished. More to follow
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