Bilal Akbar

Lieutenant-General
Bilal Akbar
بلال اکبر ‬
Commander X Corps, Rawalpindi
Assumed office
August 2018
Chief of General Staff
In office
7 December 2016 – August 2018
Preceded by Zubair Mahmood Hayat
Succeeded by Major General Mohammad Saeed
DG Rangers Sindh, Karachi
In office
July 2014 – December 2016
Preceded by Rizwan Akhtar
Military service
Allegiance  Pakistan
Service/branch  Pakistan Army
Years of service 1984–Present
Rank Lieutenant-General

Lieutenant General Bilal Akbar is currenly serving as Commander X Corps,Rawalpindi[1].He is an officer from Artillery Corps of the Pakistan Army,commissioned on 14 March 1986 from 73rd PMA Long Course.

He served as General Officer Commanding of the 11th Division (Pakistan) based in Lahore before assuming the command of Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) on 18 September 2014. He was promoted to Lieutenant General on 11 December 2016 and served as Chief of General Staff (CGS) at GHQ, Rawalpindi till August,2018.[2].

In his term as DG Rangers, he has been accused of the forced disappearance and killings of political activists in Karachi and rounding up political activists of Muttahida Qaumi Movement.

Early life

Akbar is related to the Phanbra family of Gujjars from Sialkot District, Punjab, Pakistan. He is a graduate of Command and Staff College Quetta, Turkish Staff College Istanbul and the National Defence University, Pakistan.

Human rights violations

Akbar's tenure as DG Rangers Karachi saw establishment of paramilitary courts.[3] While in office MQM claimed that Aftab Ahmed was tortured to death after he was kidnapped by paramilitary forces. Rangers' press release denied that he died of torture, rather, he had a heart attack. The torture marks on Ahmed's body got international media attention[4][5][6].

References

  1. ↑ {{https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/373460-lt-gen-bilal-akbar-visits-various-sectors-on-loc}}
  2. ↑ "Lt.Gen. Bilal Akbar appointed Chief of General Staff: ISPR". The News International. 11 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Rizvi, Farheen (2016-05-11). "Pakistan's Karachi Becomes a Human Rights Nightmare". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  4. ↑ "Pakistan: Independently Investigate Aftab Ahmad's Death". Human Rights Watch. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  5. ↑ "US flags concern on human rights violations in Pakistan". The Indian Express. 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  6. ↑ "Pakistan: 'chilling' torture and killing of Karachi political activist must be investigated". www.amnesty.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
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