A. Lt Gen Muhammad Ali
B. Lt Gen Asim Muneer
C. Lt Gen Tariq Bajwa
D. Lt Gen Mansoor Ali Shah
Answer
Correct Answer: A. Lt Gen Muhammad Ali
Detail About MCQs
The government on Friday named Lt Gen Muhammad Ali as the new defense secretary. Lt Gen Ali, according to a notification of the Establishment Division, will take charge as the country’s 33rd defense secretary from Oct 1. Currently posted as Quarter Master General at the General Headquarters, Lt Gen Ali is retiring from active military service in the next few days. He is being re-employed on a contract for two years and three months till Dec 31, 2026, according to the notification.
Additional secretary at the defense ministry Maj Gen Amer Ashfaq Kayani took on the role of acting secretary on Aug 24, 2024, following Lt Gen (retd) Hamooduz Zaman Khan’s departure after completing his contract.