PM Shehbaz grants extension to Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Babar

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday approved a one-year extension for Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu.

The Prime Minister has forwarded the recommendation for the Air Chief Marshal’s extension to President Asif Ali Zardari and has granted the extension following the President’s approval.

Zaheer Babar is a four-star air force officer and the 16th Chief of Air Staff. He assumed leadership of the air force on March 19, 2021, succeeding his predecessor ACM Mujahid Anwar Khan.

Notably, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Babar had a meeting with the newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif a few days ago to discuss matters of national significance.