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Commander Of The Eastern Command (Pakistan)
The Commander of the Eastern Command was the senior most appointment of Eastern Command (Pakistan), Eastern Command of the Pakistan Army. Headed by a Lieutenant general (Pakistan), lieutenant general, the Commander Eastern Command's primary role was to overview the military operations and implementing orders of General Headquarters (Pakistan Army), GHQ in East Pakistan. The position was abolished following the Pakistani Instrument of Surrender. Background During Yahya Khan, Yahya's tenure as President of Pakistan in 1969, he had established a corps size headquarter at Dacca, East Pakistan. Though initially it was known as III Corps, it is mostly known as Eastern Command (Pakistan), Eastern Command. The first person to be appointed as Commander Eastern Command was Sahabzada Yaqub Khan. The last person who held this post was A. A. K. Niazi, who took the command on 10th April 1971. He is often criticized for his military failure in Bangladesh Liberation War, as Pakistan had lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Defence (Pakistan)
The Ministry of Defence (, abbreviated as MoD) is a ministry of the federal Government of Pakistan, tasked in defending national interests and territorial integrity of Pakistan. The MoD oversees mission execution of its policies and supervises all agencies of the government directly related to the national security and the Pakistan Armed Forces. The existence and functions of the ministry are statutorily defined in ''Part XII, Chapter II'' of the Constitution of Pakistan with Minister of Defence being its head who reports directly to Prime Minister of Pakistan. The responsibilities for procurement, production and disposal of equipment were transferred in 2004 to the Ministry of Defence Production. The Ministry of Defence is one of the largest federal ministries of the Government of Pakistan in terms of budget as well as staff. History The Ministry of Defence (Urdu: وزارت دفاع; ''Transliteration'': ''Wazarat-e-Difa'') was created on 14 August 1947 from the partiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |