Major Raja Nadir Pervez Khan (born 11 November 1940) is a Pakistani politician, ex- MP of the

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, and former

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officer. During the

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in 1971, he was an alleged perpetrator of the Barguna massacre, among other war crimes. Later, Parvez served as a minister in the

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government during his second tenure. He is the brother-in-law of the former Corps Commander of Quetta

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Tariq Pervez.

Military career

Training and early deployments

He graduated from the

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, in 1963 and served in Army until 1974. He had served in the army and fought against

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in both Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and the 1971 Indo-Pak Winter War. Parvez was posted to

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and was the Company Commander of the 6 Punjab Regiment troops which had boarded PNS Rajshahi, a

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vessel. However, his team had gotten off the vessel and took the position in a designated area. Pervez was inducted in Pakistan Marines Battalion as a weapon specialist. During the conflict, Pervez was informed of the attack on PNS Rajshahi, immediately directed an MI-8 helicopter in the vicinity to evacuate the wounded Commanding Officer of Rajshahi and the same was done soon thereafter. Nadir was awarded the Sitara-e-Jurat for his service in the 1965 war.

1971 Bangladesh War and war crimes allegations

During the 1971 Bangladesh War, he was deployed as a Major of the 6 Punjub Regiment in the southern parts of

. He is alleged to perpetrate widespread genocide and rape against the Bangali people in Patuakhali, Barguna and Pirojpur during that time. He served as the

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administrator of Patuakhali district and directly ordered the a massacre of 29 and 30 May. Nadir and his company occupied Patuakhali till December, while bulk of his regiment moved to Jessore to halt the Indian advance. He fled Patuakhali on 7 December via the waterways as

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surrounded the town. He later surrendered to the

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personnel in the area after the surrender of the Pakistan Army Eastern command in

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. Nadir was evacuated to India and interned in a prison camp in Fateh Garh (Camp Number 45). Seven months later, he escaped from the camp with four other officers, and returned to Pakistan via Bhutan and Nepal. The government of Bangladesh identified Nadir as one of the 195 Pakistan Army officers primarily responsible for

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Political career

Nadir joined the

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. He has since been elected Member of National Assembly (MNA) for the terms of 1985–1988, 1990–1993, 1993–1997, 1997–1999 and 2002–2007. He has also served as Federal Minister for Interior during 1987–1988;

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for Water and Power during 1991–1993 and Federal Minister for the

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during 1997–1999. He left PML-N on 2 April 2013 due to grievances over the allotment of party tickets in Faisalabad. Almost a month later, on 5 May, he joined

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is a political party in Pakistan established in 1996 by cricketer and politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The party is led by Gohar Ali Khan since late 2023. ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pervez, Raja Nadir 1942 births Living people People from Faisalabad Pakistan Military Academy alumni Punjab Regiment officers Special Services Group officers Pakistan Army officers Pakistan Marines Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians Recipients of Sitara-e-Jurat Bangladesh Liberation War prisoners of war Cadet College Hasan Abdal alumni Pakistanis named in the Pandora Papers

Military career

Training and early deployments

1971 Bangladesh War and war crimes allegations

Political career

See also

References