Azhar Waqas

Waqas was commissioned in the Pakistan Army through the 84th PMA Long Course in the 12 Punjab Regiment.

In 2019, he was promoted to the rank of Major General and assumed the office of GOC 40th Infantry Division, Okara.^[2]

In January 2020, Waqas was appointed as the Director General Military Intelligence (DGMI), succeeding Major General Sarfraz Ali.^[3]

In September 2022, Waqas took over as the Director General of Pakistan Rangers (Sindh), replacing Major General Iftikhar Hassan Chaudhry.^[4][5]

In November 2024, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and appointed as the Adjutant General at GHQ, Rawalpindi.^[6][7][8]

Waqas is recipient of Hilal-i-Imtiaz and Imtiazi Sanad.^[9]