Inside News on the Resignation of Commander of Mangla Corps

Last week, the federal government claimed that Corps Commander Mangala Lt. Gen. Ayman Bilal Safdar took premature retirement, which was approved by the federal cabinet.

According to the government, Corps Commander Mangala had sent a request to the federal government through the Ministry of Defense stating that he could no longer serve due to personal reasons.

But this matter is not as simple as it seems.

According to reliable sources, Corps Commander Mangala Ayman Bilal Safdar has not resigned but has been forced to resign.

According to reliable sources, Corps Commander Mangala Lt Gen Ayman Bilal Safdar was internally trying to save Umar Ayub and Hammad Azhar in the May 9 cases. Lieutenant General Ayman Bilal Safdar also has a good relationship with General Asif Ghafoor and former Corps Commander Lahore Fayaz Salman Ghani. In the meeting, he spoke negatively against Army Chief General Asim Munir.

The recording of which reached the Army Chief. When Corps Commander Mangala Lieutenant General Ayman Bilal Safdar returned to Pakistan, he was summoned and given the option of court martial or resignation, so he retired prematurely.

This is also verified by senior investigative journalist Shahid Aslam.

Regarding prematurely retired Corps Commander Mangla Lt. Gen. Ayman Bilal Safdar, it is noteworthy that his name was included in the seniority list of the new Army Chief in November 2025. If the current Army Chief General Asim Munir does not get the extension, then the name of General Ayman Bilal would also be considered as the Army Chief. But now he has retired prematurely.

However, in this whole situation, Major General Umar Bukhari has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General, he belongs to the 22nd Baloch Regiment and he graduated from the long course in eighty four along with Lieutenant General Asim Malik who is GHQ. I was the Editor General, he was appointed as the new Corps Commander Mangala, and in his place the newly promoted General Umar Bukhari has been appointed as the Editor General in GHQ, after the resignation of General Ayman Bilal Safdar. A new appointment has been made.