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PM grants PAF chief one-year extension

Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu, who took over the command of PAF on March 19, 2021

By Our Correspondent
March 18, 2024
Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on March 11, 2024. —PMO
Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on March 11, 2024. —PMO

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has granted a one-year extension to Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu as Chief of Air Staff (CAS).

Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu, who took over the command of PAF on March 19, 2021, is the 16th PAF chief and he was going to retire on March 18 (today).

President Asif Ali Zardari signed the summary received from the prime minister regarding an extension to PAF chief on Sunday evening. Air Chief Marshal Zaheer will lead the flypast on the Pakistan Day Parade on March 23.