Shahbaz Khan () was a

Pakistan Army The Pakistan Army (, ), commonly known as the Pak Army (), is the Land warfare, land service branch and the largest component of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The president of Pakistan is the Commander-in-chief, supreme commander of the army. The ...

officer. He served as the first director-general of the

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(ISPR) directorate, from its founding in May 1949 to July 1952. He was succeeded in the post by commander Maqbool Hussain. A

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-ranking officer, Khan was described as a "keen

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player" who frequented the Lahore Gymkhana Club.

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