Ashraf Rashid

Military Person

1948 – 2004

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Who was Ashraf Rashid?

Major General Ashraf Rashid was a two-star general in the Pakistan Army and the colonel commandant of the Special Service Group division within the Pakistan Army from October 1995 to September 1999. A career army special forces officer, he was responsible for conducting paramilitary operations and infiltrating Kashmiri militants on the Indian side of the Line of Control, which subsequently led to the Kargil War. He resigned from his post in September 1999 following the intense pressure on Pakistan from international community to withdraw its military forces from Kargil.

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Born
May 23, 1948
Lahore
Nationality
  • Pakistan
Education
  • Command and General Staff College
Died
Oct 2, 2004
Lahore

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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