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Muhammad Musa Khan HPk HQA HI HJ MBE (Urdu: محمد موسی خان; 20 October 1908 – 12 March 1991) was a Pakistani four-star General who served as Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the Pakistan Army from 1958 to 1966, under President Ayub Khan. Following his tenure as C-in-C of the Army, he later became a politician. Gaining commission as a Second Lieutenant in the British Indian Army, Khan served with distinction in the Burma and North African campaigns as part of the Allied effort in World War
Muhammad Musa Khan (born 28 August 2000) is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in November 2019. Contents 1Domestic career 2International career 3References 4External links Domestic career He made his List A debut for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup on 16 October 2018. Prior to his List A debut, he was
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Lieutenant-General Mahmud Ahmed (Urdu: محمود احمد; b. 1944) HI(M), is a retired three-star rank army general in the Pakistan Army who served as the Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence from 1999 to 2001. He commanded the X Corps and was considered to be a well-respected general who led from the front. In 1999 he highlighted the Kashmir issue through his book called “A History of 1965 War” and was identified as