Tariq Khan (general)

Tariq Khan
طارق خان
Commander I Corps, Mangla
In office
2010–2014
Inspector General, Frontier Corps
In office
2008–2010
Personal details
BornTank, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
AwardsHilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Kuwait Liberation Medal
Legion of Merit
Sword of Honour
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Army
Years of service1977 – 2014
Rank Lieutenant-General
UnitArmoured Corps
Commands1st Armoured Division, Multan
14th Infantry Division, D.I. Khan
Frontier Corps (KP)
I Corps, Mangla
Battles/wars

Lieutenant General Tariq Khan HI(M) LoM is a retired Pakistan Army general officer who was the Commander of I Strike Corps at Mangla.[1] A war hero, he has been the Inspector General of the Frontier Corps from September 2008 till October 2010.[2]

He has also commanded the 1st Armoured Division in Multan from 2006 to 2007 and then the 14th Infantry Division in South Waziristan till 2008. Khan gained fame when he led the Frontier Corps to victory against Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan in the Battle of Bajaur in 2009.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Lt-Gen Waheed Arshad new CGS" Dawn, 1 October 2010
  2. ^ Ismail Khan "Battle to be won or lost in Bajaur" Dawn, 21 September 2008
  3. ^ Bill Roggio. "Taliban has 'lost' in Bajaur, Mohmand: Pakistan military" The Long War Journal, 1 March 2009
  4. ^ "Tide turns against the Taliban"BBC News, 21 May 2009