Khalid Khawaja | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Colonel Khawaja |
| Born | 1951[1] Jaranwala, Punjab province |
| Died | April 30, 2010 (aged 58-59) Karam Kot, North Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Service |  Pakistan Air ForceInter Services Intelligence (ISI) |
| Years of service | 1971–1986 |
| Rank |  Squadron Leader |
| Unit | No. 16 Squadron Panthers Special Service Wing (SSW) |
| Battles / wars | Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 Soviet–Afghan War |
Squadron Leader Khalid Khawaja (Urdu: خالد خواجہ; 1951–2010) was an officer of the Pakistan Air Force, and the Air Force's intelligence officer of the Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence agency.[2][3] A former member of Special Service Wing (SSW) and a veteran of Soviet–Afghan War, Khawaja described himself as a close associate of Osama bin Laden in the early days of the Afghan resistance against the Soviet Union.[4] He was once suspected of being involved in the murder of American reporter Daniel Pearl. This was later proved to be false, but he did connect Pearl with men who would eventually kill him.
- ^ Geo Television Network Archived 2010-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Jang Group Online". Archived from the original on 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ^ Taken for a ride in the 'war on terror', Asia Times, December 9, 2005.
- ^ Bush breeds a million bin Ladens Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine, Al-Jazeerah Information Center, March 14, 2003.