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Maj Gen Javed Mahmood Bukhari, currently commander of the 8th Division in Sialkot, has been appointed the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 17th Infantry Division, which is operating in Swat, in place of Maj Gen Sanaullah Khan Niazi.
Maj Gen Sanaullah Niazi was instrumental in restoring peace and the writ of the state in the volatile region of Upper Dir.
Following is the list of those who received military awards: HILAL-I-IMTIAZ (MILITARY): Maj Gen Sanaullah Khan Niazi (late).
Maj Gen Sanaullah Niazi was instrumental in restoring peace and the writ of the state in the volatile region of Upper Dir. The son of a fearless superintendent of police in Quetta in the 1970s who had the courage to arrest a nawab chief minister
Army has secured the western borders of the country by thwarting the nefarious designs of terrorists, says Maj-Gen Sanaullah Niazi. He said that terrorists wouldn't be allowed to disturb peace of the area. Militants wanted to disturb peace of the region as proxies of some forces, he added. Maj-Gen Sanaullah, who commands security forces in Malakand division, visited Dir to inaugurate Jashn-i-Kumrat, a sports festival, the other day.
Maj-Gen Sanaullah was the commander of the forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's militancy-hit Malakand division. "The General Officer has set towering example of leading from the front which is hallmark of leadership in Pakistan Army," said Kayani according to the ISPR statement. "We all salute his bravery."
Fazlullah has been the mastermind behind various high profile attacks including the brutal Peshawar school attack as well as the killing of GoC Swat Major General Sanaullah Khan Niazi.
Despite meagre facilities, thousands of football fans turned up to witness the final of the Major General Sanaullah Memorial Football Tournament here on Monday.
Soldiers' General, as he was commonly known.
Soldiers' General, as he was commonly known.
He was a person who was "difficult to make angry, very easy to make happy". Always fond of cars.
One of the Colonies in Kharian Cantonment is named after him.
Following officers and men have been conferred with Sitara-e-Basalat, Maj Gen Sana Ullah Khan (Shaheed).
The convict was a member of proscribed organization. He was involved in attacking Law Enforcement Agencies and Armed Forces of Pakistan, which resulted in death of Major General Sana Ullah Khan, Lieutenant Colonel Tauseef Ahmed, Naib Subedar Muhammad Aslam and 18 soldiers. The convict confessed his offences before the Judicial Magistrate and during his statement at the trial. He was awarded death sentence.
The planned military operation in Upper Dir is to be led by the GOC 19 Infantry Div, Major General Ghulam Qamar, who has been assigned the additional charge of 17 Infantry Div.
Mehmood Khan was the chief guest while Commanding Officer Malakand Division Maj Gen Sanaullah Khan Niazi, dignitaries of the valley, other civil and military officers were also present. Later, Minister Mehmood and Maj Gen Sanaullah distributed prizes among the players and officials.
Mehmood Khan was the chief guest while Commanding Officer Malakand Division Maj Gen Sanaullah Khan Niazi, dignitaries of the valley, other civil and military officers were also present. Later, Minister Mehmood and Maj Gen Sanaullah distributed prizes among the players and officials.
One of Imran's distant family relatives was Major General Bilal Omar Khan, who had embraced martyrdom in the 2009 Rawalpindi mosque attack. Another relative was Major General Sanaullah Khan Niazi, who had perished in a bomb blast in 2013.
He had taken over as GOC Swat and Malakand Division in February 2013.
"He was a great leader. He was fully aware of all aspects and contexts of the region," says a Lieutenant Colonel, who worked under the GOC's supervision. "He not only established peace in the area but promoted its culture and launched multiple development projects." The GOC realised the importance of development and social activities for a successful counterinsurgency programme and post-conflict rehabilitation.
Moreover, he created and launched the Malam Jabba Snow Festival in which he invited tourists and athletes from all across the country to take part in the games. The festival also created employment for the area. But he didn't stop there. Tourists thronged the Swat Summer Festival, the first cultural event that took place after Swat's battle against militancy. Maj Gen Sanullah oversaw its arrangement. Within no time, he ensured the security of more than 50,000 tourists, which also helped in the revival of the local hotel industry. He also launched a Sports Gala for the youth in Swat. Committed to sports, he reopened the Kabal Golf Course and Swat held a national golf tournament last month featuring 200 players for the first time in 20 years. An art exhibition also took place – for the first time in Swat's history.
According to a statement issued by the ISPR, the names of brigadiers promoted to the rank of major general are Umar Farooq Barki, Shafiq, Musarrat Nawaz, Naseer Ali Khan, M Irshad, Samrez Salik, Akhtar Jamal Rao, Sanaullah.
Moreover, he created and launched the Malam Jabba Snow Festival in which he invited tourists and athletes from all across the country to take part in the games. The festival also created employment for the area. But he didn't stop there. Tourists thronged the Swat Summer Festival, the first cultural event that took place after Swat's battle against militancy. Maj Gen Sanullah oversaw its arrangement. Within no time, he ensured the security of more than 50,000 tourists, which also helped in the revival of the local hotel industry. He also launched a Sports Gala for the youth in Swat. Committed to sports, he reopened the Kabal Golf Course and Swat held a national golf tournament last month featuring 200 players for the first time in 20 years. An art exhibition also took place – for the first time in Swat's history.
Lt Tauseef was commanding officer (CO) of 33 Baloch Regiment. Other troops pulled out the bodies from the wreckage which were subsequently airlifted to the Combined Military Hospital in Rawalpindi, he added. He identified the two injured officers as HAV Ilyas and DQ21 HAV Ghaffar.
A U.S. drone strike killed the head of the Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan's eastern Konar province, Afghan officials said Friday, eliminating a notorious insurgent commander
