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Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu appointed as new PAF chief
Outgoing Chief of Air Staff Mujahid Anwar will hand over the command to his successor on March 19
Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu. PHOTO: TWITTER/@DGPR PAF
ISLAMABAD:
The government of Pakistan on Wednesday appointed Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu as the new Chief of the Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) as Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan is set to retire on Thursday.
The incoming air chief hails from Sadh village in Punjab’s Gujrat district and is presently serving as Deputy Chief of Air Staff Admin at the Air Headquarters in Islamabad.
Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Sidhu appointed new chief of Pakistan Air Force
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Last Updated: Mar 18, 2021, 02:45 PM IST
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The outgoing PAF chief will hand over the command to his successor at a change of command ceremony scheduled to be held at the Air Headquarters in Islamabad.
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Pakistan on Wednesday appointed Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu as the new chief of Pakistan Air Force, an official statement said.
Sidhu will assume charge from March 19 after the retirement of incumbent PAF Chief, Air Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan.
The outgoing PAF chief will hand over the command to his successor at a change of command ceremony scheduled to be held at the Air Headquarters in Islamabad.