Lieutenant General (Retired) Ishfaq Nadeem passed away due to a cardiac arrest on Friday.
He was a close companion of former Army Chief General Raheel Sharif.
In 2013, when General Raheel Sharif took charge as army chief of Pakistan, he immediately appointed General Ishfaq Nadeem as chief of general staff.
His services for the Pakistan Army are innumerable. However, he mainly served as director general of Military Operations and the Chief of General Staff.
It is a less known fact that he was the mastermind and core power behind the Zarb-e-Azb Operation.
The Zarb-e-Azb Operation was the largest and most successful military operation that freed Pakistan from terrorism.
At the time of this operation, General Ishfaq Nadeem was appointed director-general of military operations. The entire operation became successful under his command.
Gen Ishfaq belonged to 34-AK and he commanded a strike infantry division. He also led a successful military operation in Swat. He was also Chief of Staff of Strike Corps Mangla as Brigadier and was rated as one of the finest soldiers in the Pakistan Army.
Belonging to Nila (Chakwal), Gen Ishfaq was born in the family of highly respected Ahmed Khan Qureshi, who was on the engineering side of Radio Pakistan until his retirement.
Ishfaq had done Staff College Camberley and was an outstanding officer with exceptional grades.
Pakistani currency saw minor adjustment against global currencies on April 17, 2024. US dollar was being quoted at 277.4 for buying and 280.4 for selling.
Euro comes down to 293.15 for buying and 296.1 for selling while British Pound stands at 344.25 for buying, and 347.6 for selling.
UAE Dirham AED was at 75.4 and Saudi Riyal's new rates was at 73.30.
Currency | Symbol | Buying | Selling |
---|---|---|---|
US Dollar | USD | 277.4 | 280.4 |
Euro | EUR | 293.15 | 296.1 |
UK Pound Sterling | GBP | 344.25 | 347.6 |
U.A.E Dirham | AED | 75.45 | 76.2 |
Saudi Riyal | SAR | 73.3 | 74.05 |
Australian Dollar | AUD | 181 | 182.5 |
Bahrain Dinar | BHD | 739.38 | 747.38 |
Canadian Dollar | CAD | 201 | 203 |
China Yuan | CNY | 38.45 | 38.85 |
Danish Krone | DKK | 40.45 | 40.85 |
Hong Kong Dollar | HKD | 35.57 | 35.92 |
Indian Rupee | INR | 3.33 | 3.44 |
Japanese Yen | JPY | 1.86 | 1.94 |
Kuwaiti Dinar | KWD | 902.26 | 911.26 |
Malaysian Ringgit | MYR | 58.24 | 58.84 |
New Zealand Dollar | NZD | 164.75 | 166.75 |
Norwegians Krone | NOK | 25.38 | 25.68 |
Omani Riyal | OMR | 722.1 | 730.1 |
Qatari Riyal | QAR | 76.37 | 77.07 |
Singapore Dollar | SGD | 204.5 | 206.5 |
Swedish Korona | SEK | 25.72 | 26.02 |
Swiss Franc | CHF | 307.11 | 309.61 |
Thai Bhat | THB | 7.61 | 7.76 |
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