Asim Saleem Bajwa appointed as new special assistant for information

Prime Minister Imran Khan has replaced Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan and appointed former Director General Inter Service Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lt. Gen. (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa as the new Special Assistant for Information.

According to the details, PM Imran  has also appointed senator Shibli Faraz as Federal Information Minister.

Federal Minister for Science & Technology Fawad Chaudhry confirmed the appointments and Tweet,  “Truly an honorable and dignified man Shibli Faraz has been appointed new Information minister of Pak, and a brilliant Asim Bajwa appointed SAPM on info both ll make a great team…. all the best”

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Truly an honorable and dignified man @shiblifaraz has been appointed new Information minister of Pak, and a brilliant @AsimSBajwa appointed SAPM on info both ll make a great team…. all the best

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) April 27, 2020

Earlier, the federal government appointed Let.  Asim Bajwa head of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority.

Asim Bajwa is a retired Pakistani Three-star general who was Commander Southern Command prior to that he also served as Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

He also served as DG ISPR from 2012 to 2016 preceding Major Gen. Asif Ghafoor.