General Wahid Kakar

Wahid Kakar was Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan.President Ghulam Ishaq Khan and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif came into public on the appointment of the Chief of Army staff after the sudden death of General Asif Nawaz in January 1993. Nawaz Sharif wanted to place his own candidate in the vacant position, against the wishes of both the army and the President. Considering Sharif's intentions a direct threat to his political authority, President Ghulam Ishaq Khan used his constitutional privilege effectively to place his candidate, General Abdul Wahid Kakar Commander XII corps in Quetta, as commander-in-chief superceding many seniors. Nawaz Sharif reportedly threatened "not to let the new COAS work". Within 24 hours of a statement by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif that the appointment of the new COAS would take some time, President Ghulam Ishaq Khan had named General Abdul Waheed as the COAS on January 11. What is more, Nawaz Sharif was told about the new appointment just a few minutes before the ceremony. It was the first public setback to the Prime Minister. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links WAHEED.jpg File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links WAHEED.jpg File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Ghulam Ishaq Khan Ghulam Ishaq Khan (born January 20, 1915) was President of Pakistan from August 17, 1988 until July 18, 1993. ... Nawaz Sharif (born December 25, 1949) was twice elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan, serving two non-consecutive terms. ... Jump to: navigation, search Gen. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Ghulam Ishaq Khan Ghulam Ishaq Khan (born January 20, 1915) was President of Pakistan from August 17, 1988 until July 18, 1993. ... Quetta is the capital of the province Balochistan in Pakistan. ... Nawaz Sharif (born December 25, 1949) was twice elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan, serving two non-consecutive terms. ... January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

General Wahid Kakar is remembered for starting the Shaheen Nuclear Missile Project. It was Kakar who forced Ghulam Ishaq Khan and Nawaz Sharif to hand over their resignations at the height of the crisis in 1993. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

In September 1995, General Abdul Waheed Kakar discovered a plot by a group of army officers headed by Major-General Zaheer-ul-Islam Abbasi, acting in complicity with the HUJI an Extremist Group, to assassinate him and Benazir Bhutto, the then prime minister, and capture power.This plan was foiled and those involved captured and arrested.General Abbasi was however released after a few years. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Benazir Bhutto at a Pakistan Peoples Party event in Newark, CA, 28 September 2004. ...

Jump to: navigation, search Gen. ... General(R)Jehangir Karamat as Ambassador of Pakistan to USA General Jehangir Karamat is currently the Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States of America. ...