Pak to get new navy chief

October 05, 2011 17:19

Vice Admiral Muhammad Asif Sandila is expected to take over the next chief of the Pakistan Navy when current incumbent Admiral Noman Bashir retires later this week.
Sandila would be promoted to Admiral and named the new navy chief. Bashir, the brother of Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir, is scheduled to retire on October 7.

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