ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani military, appointed Lieutenant General, Nigar Johar, as the first-ever female Colonel Commandant of the Army Medical Corps (AMC).
The country’s Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, pinned the badges of rank to Johar, in a ceremony held at the AMC centre in Abbottabad district, of the country’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations said, in the statement yesterday
Speaking at the event, Bajwa said, the appointment of the first three-star female general of the Pakistani army as colonel commandant of the centre, is a matter of immense pride for the military and the country.
The army chief said, “Our doctors and paramedic staff have been frontline warriors against COVID-19, and displaying exemplary commitment and resolve for safety and well-being of the people of Pakistan,” the statement added.
Johar was born in Panjpir of Swabi district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and is currently serving as the first female surgeon general of the Pakistani army.
The officer made history in June last year, when she became the first female lieutenant general in the country’s history.– NNN-APP
