Pakistani general appointed military adviser at UN

[Neo]

Pakistani general appointed military adviser at UN​

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon appointed Lt Gen Ahmad Shuja Pasha as Military Adviser of the United Nations Department of Peace-Keeping Operations (DPKO) on Tuesday.

The 30-year veteran of the Pakistan Army will succeed acting Military Adviser Gen Per Arne Five of Norwat.

For the past two years, Gen Pasha has served as director general of Military Operations at the Pakistan Army Central Headquarters. He also served as the Contingent and Sector Commander with the UN Mission in Sierra Leone and was responsible for the disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration of former rebel groups.

Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan

 

[acidwolf]

is he a retired general or serving general

 

[fatman17]

this is indeed good news - validating the professionalism of our officer corps.
acidwolf - u beat me to it
is the gen retd or serving?
what is his background?

 

[F.O.X]

Lt.General Pasha

Lt.General Pasha, born in 1952, is married and has three children

For the last two years, General Pasha has served as the Director-General of Military Operations at the Central Headquarters of the Pakistani Army. In this position he has been in overall command of all Army operations inside Pakistan’s borders, as well as all peacekeeping deployments.

Prior to this posting, General Pasha has had a distinguished 30-plus year career in the Pakistani Army. He has commanded an infantry division, a mechanized infantry brigade, an infantry battalion and has served as the Chief Instructor of the Command and Staff College of the Pakistani Army. From 2001-2002, General Pasha also served as a Contingent and Sector Commander with UNAMSIL, the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone. In this position, he was responsible for the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former rebel groups.


Regards
Wilco

 

[Neo]

Thanks Wilco for answering post # 2 and 3, good work! :

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

It is a feather in the cap for the subcontinent.

As an Indian, I am, equally pleased and delighted.

 

[F.O.X]

Thanks Wilco for answering post # 2 and 3, good work! :

Tnx Neo.

Regards
Wilco

 

[PakistaniPatriot]

AWESOME!!!