On Tuesday, Major General Nigar Johar on Tuesday became the first woman officer in the history of Pakistan Army to be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-General.
“Major General Nigar Johar, HI (M) promoted as Lieutenant General. She is the 1st female officer to be promoted as Lieutenant General. The officer has been appointed as 1st female Surgeon General of Pak Army. Lieutenant General Nigar Johar hails from Panjpeer, District Swabi KPK,” tweeted spokesperson of the Pakistan Armed Forces.
Major General Nigar Johar, HI (M) promoted as Lieutenant General.
She is the 1st female officer to be promoted as Lieutenant General. The officer has been appointed as 1st female Surgeon General of Pak Army. Lieutenant General Nigar Johar hails from Panjpeer, District Swabi KPK. pic.twitter.com/ytw8YvSz76— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) June 30, 2020
In 2017, she became the third woman officer to reach the rank of major general in the history of Pakistan Army.
Meanwhile, TOI on Tuesday evening made a gaffe and used actor Nimrat Kaur’s picture for Lt Gen Nigar Johar. Kaur’s picture was from her ALT Balaji series ‘The Test Case’. The blunder left Twitter users in splits.
Here are a few Twitter reactions:
Very happy for Nimrat Kaur. pic.twitter.com/xBb7gxTNCz
— Harveen Ahluwalia (@Harveen_A) June 30, 2020
Congratulations to @NimratOfficial and team @altbalaji pic.twitter.com/MOuMIO4JMJ
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) July 1, 2020
OMG what a terrible fall of one of nations once tallest media.
— Rasheed M (@msrasheed) July 1, 2020
For the uninitiated, Nigar Johar completed her schooling from Presentation Convent Girls High School, Rawalpindi and graduated from Army Medical College in 1985. She pursued her Masters in public health from the University of Health Sciences, Lahore in 2015.
