Pervaiz Mehdi Qureshi | |
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| پرویز مهدی قریشی | |
| 8th Chief of Air Staff | |
| In office 7 November 1997 – 20 November 2000 | |
| Preceded by | ACM Abbas Khattak |
| Succeeded by | ACM Mushaf Ali Mir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pervez Mehdi Qureshi 1 October 1943 Phalia, Punjab, British India (Present-day in Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Nickname | PQ Mehdi |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Air Force |
| Years of service | 1961–2000 |
| Rank |  Air Chief Marshal |
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Air Chief Marshal Parvaiz Mehdi Qureshi NI(M) HI(M) SI(M) SBt (Urdu: پرویز مهدی قریشی ; born 1 October 1943) best known as PQ Mehdi, is a retired four-star air officer and former fighter pilot who served as the eighth Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Pakistan Air Force from 1997 until his retirement in 2000.
His tenure in command of the Pakistan Air Force is notable for the events involving the short-lived military conflict with the Indian Army in Kargil in 1999. He is credited with advising Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif against all-out war with India, eventually providing an exit for the Pakistan Army to deescalate the situation through diplomacy with India.: 59 [1]
- ^ Baig, Ebad; Anwar, Mohammad (2012). "Kargil Conflict: May to July 1999" (google books). Pakistan: Time for Change. Islamabad: AuthorHouse. p. 170. ISBN 9781477250310.