*KARACHI: *The outgoing director general Inter-Services Public Relations(ISPR), Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor, has said that his successor would take overon February 1.
“It is an honour for me, if Indians are happy with my transfer from theISPR,” said Maj Gen Ghafoor while speaking to defence correspondents ofPakistani media outlets on Thursday.
On Jan 16, Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar was posted as the new DG ISPR to replaceMaj Gen Asif Ghafoor.
The outgoing chief military spokesperson heaped praise on the defencecorrespondents who, according to him, were his “core team” during his roleas DG ISPR.
“They strengthened the spirit of Pakistan’s armed forces with theirresponsible reporting,” said Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor, who has been posted asGeneral Officer Commanding (GOC) Okara.
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“Pakistan has fought a battle for its survival during the past two decades– and the defence correspondents stood rock solid by the armed forces inthis fight,” he added. “The media played an important role in theachievements of the armed forces.”
He further said that the media won the hearts of the armed forces and thefamilies of its martyrs.
