Jamshed Gulzar Kiani
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Lieutenant-General Jamshed Gulzar Kiani (Born 20 July 1944 – November 1, 2008), was a Pakistan Army
intelligence officer
and the former Colonel Commandant
of the X Corps
and Baloch Regiment
. An illustrative and long career army and intelligence officer, Kiani came into limelight when he had served as Director-General
of the Pakistan Army's Military Intelligence
and the commander of the X Corps
. Having remembered as an upright and an honest officer during his military career, Kiani had served as a chairman of Federal Public Service Commission
during the General Musharraf's regime and had got expelled by the Prime minister Shaukat Aziz
when they developed differences.
's Baloch Regiment
from 38th PMA Long Course
from Pakistan Military Academy
in Kakul
. Kiani gained M.Sc.
in War studies
from the National Defence University, Islamabad
. Having active in Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts, Kiani was stationed as a commanding intelligence officer of the East Pakistan
operations
but the Pakistan Army Generals Headquarter (GHQ) had called then-Captain Kiani to West Pakistan
after which he developed serious intelligence issues and matters with Martial law administrator of East Pakistan
Lieutenant General
Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi.
In an interview with dr. Masood, Kiani had famously called that "General A. A. K. Niazi
was a total and abject failure general who had no control over the situation.
in 1972 as a Major
, and had served in the "ISI Karachi Headquarters". In 1975, then Prime minister
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
promoted him to Lieutenant Colonel
and later Colonel
. After which, the prime minister had assigned Colonel Kiyani as an intelligence security officer at the then-known as Engineering Research Laboratories (ERL) where he was an instrumental securing the nuclear
and fissile materials
.
and army chief General
Zia-ul-Haq
promoted him as Brigadier-General. In September 1987, he was made principle intelligence officer, alongside with then-Brigadier-General Parvez Musharraf, Kiani was an instrumental gathering the intelligence information to a newly formed SSG at Khapalu base (Kashmir). Based on his intelligence information, Brigadier-General Parvez Musharraf launched an assault and successfully captured two intermediate posts, Bilafond La
in Siachen Glacier
.
After the Siachen conflict
, Kiani had transferred to Baloch Regiment
and was stationed at Ormara
. Prior to 1994, Brigadier-General Kiani had supervised the construction of the Jinnah Naval Base
's space facility, and also had supervised the completion of the launch pad and space-control tower of the facility.
of one of the Light Infantry
of the Baloch Regiment
, notable a X Baloch Light Infantry Regiment. Kiani then had transferred to Military Intelligence
as well as serving as the Colonel Commandant of the X Baloch Light Infantry Regiment. Again, as an active military figure in India-Pakistan conflicts and war, Major General Kiani was transferred to ISI and was assigned to gather and collect intelligence information on India's strategic position in Jammu and Kashmir
. On March 12, 1999, he, along with senior military officials at ISI headquarter, Kiani had given the presentation and briefed then-Prime minister
Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif, which according to him, had nothing to do with Kargil conflict. During the event from May to July , Major-General Kiani had given presentation to Armed Forces Chiefs
every single week on the conflict, and had given presentation to prime minister only three times on the conflict.
and, according to the Pakistani media, the general was the Colonel-in-Chief
of the X Corps
at the time of military takeover of October 1999. However, in an interview with dr. Shahid Masood, LTG Kiani has denied the fact that he was the Colonel Commandant
of the X Corps of Pakistan Army during the time General Musharaf had ousted the prime minister
to take over the country
. According to his interview, then-Major General Kiani was promoted to Lieutenant General
and was made the Colonel-in-Chief
of the X Corps on 1 November, 1999.
. After he completed his term in GHQ, he was again given the command of X Corps. The X Corps again saw the action against Indian Army when, in late 2001, Indian Army launches the Operation Parakram. LTG Kiani, having a long career as an intelligence officer, commanded the X Corps posted in Azad Kashmir
. The X Corps quickly neutralized the Indian Army's Operation Parakram, leaving 798 Indian Army's soldiers dead.
In October 2002, both Indian
and Pakistani
governments had begun to demobilize their troops along their border and, in 2003, a cease fire pact was signed.
and was made Colonel Commandant
of the regiment. His regiment was the first regiment that was deployed in South
and North
Waziristan
. His Regiment was given tasks to search and arrest the al-Qaeda members. In 2004, the tensions rooted Pakistani Army and tribe leaders and the heavy fighting broke in the areas. His regiment saw the heaviest fighting broke out at Azam Warsak
, near the South Waziristan town of Wana. Despite of his heroic actions in the war, Lieutenant General Jamshed Gulzar Kiani took retirement from the Pakistan Army
in October 14, 2004 and received a honorable discharge from the army.
(FPSC), a government of Pakistan's agency responsible for the appointment of the civil servants and bureaucrat
s in the Government, by the General Pervez Musharraf. He remained chairman of the FPSC
for three years. He had neutralized the prime minister
Zafarullah Khan Jamali
who had first demand to give power of appointments in Central Board of Revenue
(CBR) and Federal Investigation Agency
(FIA) to ministers
. According to Kiani, if this power was given to ministers they would have gotten their own way. General Kayani developed difference with Prime minister Shaukat Aziz
over postings of senior officials. He had to vacate his FPSC post prematurely on March 30, 2006 after the government reduced his tenure by two-and-a-half years through a presidential ordinance. He challenged the ordinance in Lahore High Court
(LHC) but the court rejected his petition. However, General Parvez Musharraf personally asked him to lead the Commission. General Kiani latter tried to settle his scores with then-President
General Pervez Musharraf in 2007, when the operation silence of Red Mosque was launched to curtail terrorist who were challenging writ of the state.
at Combined Military Hospital
, Islamabad
. His funeral was attended a large number of people belonging to various walks of life besides including current Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Tariq Majeed
, Corps Commander Rawalpindi Lieutenant General Tahir Mehmood, former COAS General Mirza Aslam Baig, former DG ISI General (Retd) Hameed Gul, Regional Police Officer (RPO) Nasir Khan Durrani, members of Pakistan Ex‑Servicemen Association, ex‑Generals, political figures, former Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar M. Anwar Khan
, President and General Secretary of Lahore High Court
Bar Association (LHCBA) Sardar Asmat Ullah Khan and Malik Siddique Awan and other lawyers.
Later, after burial ceremony, Auditor General
of Pakistan Army (AGP) Lieutenant General Javed Zia laid floral wreaths on the grave of Late General Kiyani on behalf of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani and Corps Commander Rawalpindi Lt General Tahir Mehmood.
in which he widely and severely criticized then-army chief General
Parvez Musharraf. Talking to the Geo TV programme Meray Mutabiq, he said General Musharraf had committed basic mistakes such as the Kargil debacle, surrender to the US threat of pushing Pakistan into the Stone Age and the Lal Masjid destruction. In an interview, he had condemned the arrest and treatment of Taliban regime ambassador to Pakistan, Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef. According to Lt.Gen. Kiani, he was in the ISI and advised against such acts but his advice fell on deaf ears. As a result today Musharraf was the most unpopular president. If he had accepted the advice, he would have been the most successful president of Pakistan today, he concluded.
. He was never thoroughly briefed on the same. He supported holding of a probe into the Kargil fiasco, adding factors behind the scene, about which people do not know, would also come into the limelight.
In an interview, Masood asked what was General Musharraf's plan, General Kiyani said he had briefed Nawaz Sharif and told him that it was a very sensitive issue and he could not unveil all the details to him. He was only apprised of the ongoing situation. Nawaz time and again asked about the truth from senior officials including Sartaj Aziz who was the foreign minister
. He also tried to persuade the chief of army staff. General Majid spoke in detail on the issue. General Mahmood was the corps commander then.
Kiyani said our Jawans (soldiers) bravely fought the Kargil War. I think they revived the memories of the 1965 war
. Our officers fought more fiercely than in the 1965 War and repulsed enemy attacks time and again. Despite the fact that supplies were disrupted due to extreme cold, the Jawans continued the war. He repeated that arguments will come up when there will be a probe.
He termed Nawaz’s travel to the United States
a bid to save the prestige of the Pakistan Army. He said in the meeting of May 17 Nawaz gave a green signal to the operation. He assured conditional support to General Musharraf that the government would back the operation when he successfully moved forward. If unfortunately the same failed, he would not be in a position to support General Musharraf's game plan. When the army was caught in an awkward situation, he again travelled to the United States to save the symbol of the country, the Pakistan Army.
Major General
(retired) Rashid Qureshi
. The Presidential spokesman termed the charges against Musharraf as "foolish and rubbish". Major-General Qureshi had also said that General Kiani had behaved like "an angry and perturbed child" who was talking senselessly about all the favours bestowed on him.
"He showed sham loyalty and got promotions and lucrative appointments after retirement. On showing poor performance former prime minister
Shaukat Aziz
sacked him. If he was an upright person, he should have rejected appointment after retirement
. Indeed, he was trying to benefit some political elements. During service he did not utter a single word against the policies of Musharraf", the spokesperson concluded.
and Army Chief. Kiani had faced the threats of court martial last year for raising voice on many matters that have been tabooed in Pakistan for many years. He asked for an inquiry into Kargil operations, which he called a debacle. He also demanded inquiry into the assault on Red Mosque (Lal Masjid
) and the girls’ seminary (Jamia Hafsa) of Islamabad and claimed that white phosphorus bombs were used in the assault. He also called for the trial of General Pervez Musharraf for repeatedly violating the constitution.
Pakistan Army
The Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...
intelligence officer
Intelligence officer
An intelligence officer is a person employed by an organization to collect, compile and/or analyze information which is of use to that organization...
and the former Colonel Commandant
Colonel Commandant
Colonel Commandant is a military title used in the armed forces of some English-speaking countries. The title, not a substantive rank, could denote a senior colonel with authority over fellow colonels...
of the X Corps
X Corps (Pakistan)
The X Corps is an active military administrative corps of Pakistan Army, currently assigned in Rawalpindi, Punjab Province of Pakistan. Its one of two brigades are currently active in Kashmir. One of its brigades, the 111th Infantry Brigade in Rawalpindi, has been frequently involved in military...
and Baloch Regiment
Baloch Regiment
The Baloch Regiment is an infantry regiment of Pakistan Army. The modern regiment was formed in May 1956 by the merger of 8th Punjab and Bahawalpur Regiments with the Baluch Regiment. Since then, further raisings have brought the strength of the Regiment to more than fifty battalions...
. An illustrative and long career army and intelligence officer, Kiani came into limelight when he had served as Director-General
Director-general
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of the Pakistan Army's Military Intelligence
Military Intelligence of Pakistan
In Pakistan Defence Forces, the Directorate-General for the Military Intelligence , is a Pakistan Defence Forces intelligence agency and that is responsible for the military counter-intelligence. It also refers specifically to the intelligence components of the Pakistan Armed Forces. Unlike the...
and the commander of the X Corps
X Corps (Pakistan)
The X Corps is an active military administrative corps of Pakistan Army, currently assigned in Rawalpindi, Punjab Province of Pakistan. Its one of two brigades are currently active in Kashmir. One of its brigades, the 111th Infantry Brigade in Rawalpindi, has been frequently involved in military...
. Having remembered as an upright and an honest officer during his military career, Kiani had served as a chairman of Federal Public Service Commission
Federal Public Service Commission
The Federal Public Service Commission is a Government of Pakistan agency that is responsible appointing civil servants and bureaucrats in Government of Pakistan.- History :...
during the General Musharraf's regime and had got expelled by the Prime minister Shaukat Aziz
Shaukat Aziz
Shaukat Aziz is a world acclaimed Pakistani economist who was the 15th Prime Minister of Pakistan from May 20, 2004 to 15 November 2007 in a joint military government led by General Pervez Musharraf. A Citibank executive, Aziz returned to Pakistan from the United States to be became Finance...
when they developed differences.
Military career
Kiani was commissioned in Pakistan ArmyPakistan Army
The Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...
's Baloch Regiment
Baloch Regiment
The Baloch Regiment is an infantry regiment of Pakistan Army. The modern regiment was formed in May 1956 by the merger of 8th Punjab and Bahawalpur Regiments with the Baluch Regiment. Since then, further raisings have brought the strength of the Regiment to more than fifty battalions...
from 38th PMA Long Course
Pakistan Military Academy
The Pakistan Military Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service military academy. It is located at Kakul near Abbottabad in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan....
from Pakistan Military Academy
Pakistan Military Academy
The Pakistan Military Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service military academy. It is located at Kakul near Abbottabad in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan....
in Kakul
Kakul
Kakul is a town situated in the Kakul Valley at an elevation of 1300 metres, 5 km northeast of Abbottabad city near the Thandiani Hills, in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The population is around 30,000.-History:...
. Kiani gained M.Sc.
Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
in War studies
War studies
War studies is the multi-disciplinary study of war. It is distinct from military history in that it encompasses a variety of fields:*Laws of war*Philosophy of war**Ethics of war***Just War Theory**Deterrence theory*Psychology of war...
from the National Defence University, Islamabad
National Defence University, Islamabad
The National Defense University is an institution of higher education funded by the Ministry of Defence of Government of Pakistan, intended to facilitate high-level training, education, and the development of national security strategy...
. Having active in Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts, Kiani was stationed as a commanding intelligence officer of the East Pakistan
East Pakistan
East Pakistan was a provincial state of Pakistan established in 14 August 1947. The provincial state existed until its declaration of independence on 26 March 1971 as the independent nation of Bangladesh. Pakistan recognized the new nation on 16 December 1971. East Pakistan was created from Bengal...
operations
East Pakistan Air Operations, 1971
East Pakistan Air Operations incorporate the interdiction, air defence, ground support, and logistics missions flown by the Indian Air Force and the Bangladesh Air Force in support of the advancing Mitro Bahini in the eastern theatre of the Indo-Pakistani conflict of 1971...
but the Pakistan Army Generals Headquarter (GHQ) had called then-Captain Kiani to West Pakistan
West Pakistan
West Pakistan , common name West-Pakistan , in the period between its establishment on 22 November 1955 to disintegration on December 16, 1971. This period, during which, Pakistan was divided, ended when East-Pakistan was disintegrated and succeeded to become which is now what is known as Bangladesh...
after which he developed serious intelligence issues and matters with Martial law administrator of East Pakistan
East Pakistan
East Pakistan was a provincial state of Pakistan established in 14 August 1947. The provincial state existed until its declaration of independence on 26 March 1971 as the independent nation of Bangladesh. Pakistan recognized the new nation on 16 December 1971. East Pakistan was created from Bengal...
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi.
In an interview with dr. Masood, Kiani had famously called that "General A. A. K. Niazi
A. A. K. Niazi
Lieutenant-General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi HJ, MC,; c. 1915 - 2 February 2004), was a former three-star general in the Pakistan Army who was the last unified commander of Pakistan Armed Forces's Eastern Military High Command in East-Pakistan...
was a total and abject failure general who had no control over the situation.
ISI career
After the war, Kiani was then posted in KarachiKarachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
in 1972 as a Major
Major
Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
, and had served in the "ISI Karachi Headquarters". In 1975, then Prime minister
Prime Minister of Pakistan
The Prime Minister of Pakistan , is the Head of Government of Pakistan who is designated to exercise as the country's Chief Executive. By the Constitution of Pakistan, Pakistan has the parliamentary democratic system of government...
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977, and prior to that, 4th President of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973. Bhutto was the founder of the Pakistan Peoples Party — the largest and most influential political party in Pakistan— and served as its chairman until his...
promoted him to Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
and later Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
. After which, the prime minister had assigned Colonel Kiyani as an intelligence security officer at the then-known as Engineering Research Laboratories (ERL) where he was an instrumental securing the nuclear
Nuclear material
Nuclear material refers to the metals uranium, plutonium, and thorium, in any form, according to the IAEA. This is differentiated further into "source material", consisting of natural and depleted uranium, and "special fissionable material", consisting of enriched uranium , uranium-233, and...
and fissile materials
Fissile
In nuclear engineering, a fissile material is one that is capable of sustaining a chain reaction of nuclear fission. By definition, fissile materials can sustain a chain reaction with neutrons of any energy. The predominant neutron energy may be typified by either slow neutrons or fast neutrons...
.
Indo-Pakistani Conflict of 1984
In 1987, then PresidentPresident of Pakistan
The President of Pakistan is the head of state, as well as figurehead, of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Recently passed an XVIII Amendment , Pakistan has a parliamentary democratic system of government. According to the Constitution, the President is chosen by the Electoral College to serve a...
and army chief General
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
Zia-ul-Haq
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq , was the 4th Chief Martial Law Administrator and the sixth President of Pakistan from July 1977 to his death in August 1988...
promoted him as Brigadier-General. In September 1987, he was made principle intelligence officer, alongside with then-Brigadier-General Parvez Musharraf, Kiani was an instrumental gathering the intelligence information to a newly formed SSG at Khapalu base (Kashmir). Based on his intelligence information, Brigadier-General Parvez Musharraf launched an assault and successfully captured two intermediate posts, Bilafond La
Bilafond La
Bilafond La , also known as the Saltoro Pass, is a mountain pass situated on Saltoro Ridge, sitting immediately west of the vast Siachen Glacier, some directly north of map point NJ 980420 which defined the end of the 1972 Line of Control between Pakistan and India as part of the Simla...
in Siachen Glacier
Siachen Glacier
The Siachen Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalaya Mountains at about , just east of the Line of Control between India-Pakistan. India controls all of the Siachen Glacier itself, including all tributary glaciers. At long, it is the longest glacier in the Karakoram and...
.
After the Siachen conflict
Siachen conflict
The Siachen Conflict, sometimes referred to as the Siachen War, is a military conflict between India and Pakistan over the disputed Siachen Glacier region in Kashmir. The conflict began in 1984 with India's successful Operation Meghdoot during which it wrested control of the Siachen Glacier from...
, Kiani had transferred to Baloch Regiment
Baloch Regiment
The Baloch Regiment is an infantry regiment of Pakistan Army. The modern regiment was formed in May 1956 by the merger of 8th Punjab and Bahawalpur Regiments with the Baluch Regiment. Since then, further raisings have brought the strength of the Regiment to more than fifty battalions...
and was stationed at Ormara
Ormara
Ormara is a port city located in the Makran or coastal region of Balochistan Province in Pakistan. It is located 360 km west of Karachi and 230 km east of Gwadar on the Arabian Sea. This port is also mentioned in Periplus of the Erythraean Sea as Oraea.- History :Ormara is an old...
. Prior to 1994, Brigadier-General Kiani had supervised the construction of the Jinnah Naval Base
Jinnah Naval Base
Jinnah Naval Base is located at Ormara, Balochistan, Pakistan. Jinnah Naval Base is a Pakistan Naval support marine and naval research and development base which consists of a military airport and a space facility. The facility is under control of the Pakistan Navy. The base is named after...
's space facility, and also had supervised the completion of the launch pad and space-control tower of the facility.
Indo-Pakistan War of 1999
In 1996, Kiani was promoted as a Major-General and was made Colonel-in-ChiefColonel-in-Chief
In the various Commonwealth armies, the Colonel-in-Chief of a regiment is its patron. This position is distinct from that of Colonel of the Regiment. They do not have an operational role. They are however kept informed of all important activities of the regiment, and pay occasional visits to its...
of one of the Light Infantry
Light infantry
Traditionally light infantry were soldiers whose job was to provide a skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of infantry, harassing and delaying the enemy advance. Light infantry was distinct from medium, heavy or line infantry. Heavy infantry were dedicated primarily to fighting in tight...
of the Baloch Regiment
Baloch Regiment
The Baloch Regiment is an infantry regiment of Pakistan Army. The modern regiment was formed in May 1956 by the merger of 8th Punjab and Bahawalpur Regiments with the Baluch Regiment. Since then, further raisings have brought the strength of the Regiment to more than fifty battalions...
, notable a X Baloch Light Infantry Regiment. Kiani then had transferred to Military Intelligence
Military Intelligence of Pakistan
In Pakistan Defence Forces, the Directorate-General for the Military Intelligence , is a Pakistan Defence Forces intelligence agency and that is responsible for the military counter-intelligence. It also refers specifically to the intelligence components of the Pakistan Armed Forces. Unlike the...
as well as serving as the Colonel Commandant of the X Baloch Light Infantry Regiment. Again, as an active military figure in India-Pakistan conflicts and war, Major General Kiani was transferred to ISI and was assigned to gather and collect intelligence information on India's strategic position in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...
. On March 12, 1999, he, along with senior military officials at ISI headquarter, Kiani had given the presentation and briefed then-Prime minister
Prime Minister of Pakistan
The Prime Minister of Pakistan , is the Head of Government of Pakistan who is designated to exercise as the country's Chief Executive. By the Constitution of Pakistan, Pakistan has the parliamentary democratic system of government...
Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif, which according to him, had nothing to do with Kargil conflict. During the event from May to July , Major-General Kiani had given presentation to Armed Forces Chiefs
Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Pakistan
The Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee , is a military administrative body of high-ranking and senior uniformed military leaders and officers in the Pakistan Defense Forces who advises the civilian Government of Pakistan, National Security Council, and Defence Minister on important military matters...
every single week on the conflict, and had given presentation to prime minister only three times on the conflict.
1999 Pakistani coup d'état
Major General Kiani came into limelight when he headed the M.IMilitary Intelligence of Pakistan
In Pakistan Defence Forces, the Directorate-General for the Military Intelligence , is a Pakistan Defence Forces intelligence agency and that is responsible for the military counter-intelligence. It also refers specifically to the intelligence components of the Pakistan Armed Forces. Unlike the...
and, according to the Pakistani media, the general was the Colonel-in-Chief
Colonel-in-Chief
In the various Commonwealth armies, the Colonel-in-Chief of a regiment is its patron. This position is distinct from that of Colonel of the Regiment. They do not have an operational role. They are however kept informed of all important activities of the regiment, and pay occasional visits to its...
of the X Corps
X Corps (Pakistan)
The X Corps is an active military administrative corps of Pakistan Army, currently assigned in Rawalpindi, Punjab Province of Pakistan. Its one of two brigades are currently active in Kashmir. One of its brigades, the 111th Infantry Brigade in Rawalpindi, has been frequently involved in military...
at the time of military takeover of October 1999. However, in an interview with dr. Shahid Masood, LTG Kiani has denied the fact that he was the Colonel Commandant
Colonel Commandant
Colonel Commandant is a military title used in the armed forces of some English-speaking countries. The title, not a substantive rank, could denote a senior colonel with authority over fellow colonels...
of the X Corps of Pakistan Army during the time General Musharaf had ousted the prime minister
Nawaz Sharif
Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif is a Pakistani conservative politician and steel magnate who served as 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from November 1990 to July 1993, and from February 1997 to October 12, 1999...
to take over the country
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. According to his interview, then-Major General Kiani was promoted to Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
and was made the Colonel-in-Chief
Colonel-in-Chief
In the various Commonwealth armies, the Colonel-in-Chief of a regiment is its patron. This position is distinct from that of Colonel of the Regiment. They do not have an operational role. They are however kept informed of all important activities of the regiment, and pay occasional visits to its...
of the X Corps on 1 November, 1999.
Indo-Pakistan Conflict of 2001-02
In November 1999, Kiani was promoted to Lieutenant-General and took over the X Corps under the command of Lieutenant General Mahmud Ahmed. In 2001, he was made the General Headquarters (GHQ)s adjutant generalAdjutant general
An Adjutant General is a military chief administrative officer.-Imperial Russia:In Imperial Russia, the General-Adjutant was a Court officer, who was usually an army general. He served as a personal aide to the Tsar and hence was a member of the H. I. M. Retinue...
. After he completed his term in GHQ, he was again given the command of X Corps. The X Corps again saw the action against Indian Army when, in late 2001, Indian Army launches the Operation Parakram. LTG Kiani, having a long career as an intelligence officer, commanded the X Corps posted in Azad Kashmir
Azad Kashmir
Azad Jammu and Kashmir or Azad Kashmir for short, is the southernmost political entity within the Pakistani-administered part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir...
. The X Corps quickly neutralized the Indian Army's Operation Parakram, leaving 798 Indian Army's soldiers dead.
In October 2002, both Indian
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
and Pakistani
Government of Pakistan
The Government of Pakistan is a federal parliamentary system, with an indirectly-elected President as the Head of State and Commander in Chief of the Pakistani Armed Forces, and an indirectly-elected Prime Minister as the Head of Government. The President’s appointment and term are...
governments had begun to demobilize their troops along their border and, in 2003, a cease fire pact was signed.
War in North-West
LTG Kiani then was given the command of Baloch RegimentBaloch Regiment
The Baloch Regiment is an infantry regiment of Pakistan Army. The modern regiment was formed in May 1956 by the merger of 8th Punjab and Bahawalpur Regiments with the Baluch Regiment. Since then, further raisings have brought the strength of the Regiment to more than fifty battalions...
and was made Colonel Commandant
Colonel Commandant
Colonel Commandant is a military title used in the armed forces of some English-speaking countries. The title, not a substantive rank, could denote a senior colonel with authority over fellow colonels...
of the regiment. His regiment was the first regiment that was deployed in South
South Waziristan
South Waziristan is the southern part of Waziristan, a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan and covering some 11,585 km² . Waziristan comprises the area west and southwest of Peshawar between the Tochi River to the north and the Gomal River to the south, forming...
and North
North Waziristan
North Waziristan is the northern part of Waziristan, a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan and covering . Waziristan comprises the area west and south-west of Peshawar between the Tochi river to the north and the Gomal river to the south, forming part of Pakistan's...
Waziristan
Waziristan
Waziristan is a mountainous region near the Northwest of Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan and covering some 11,585 km² . The area is entirely populated by ethnic Pashtuns . The language spoken in the valley is Pashto/Pakhto...
. His Regiment was given tasks to search and arrest the al-Qaeda members. In 2004, the tensions rooted Pakistani Army and tribe leaders and the heavy fighting broke in the areas. His regiment saw the heaviest fighting broke out at Azam Warsak
Battle of Wana
The Battle of Wana was a military engagement between Pakistan Army and the Taliban forces, supported by the foreign fighters of Osama Bin Laden's Al-Qaeda. The battle was among one of the bloodiest battle fought by the Pakistan Army, and it ended violently with 49 infantry troop soldiers dead...
, near the South Waziristan town of Wana. Despite of his heroic actions in the war, Lieutenant General Jamshed Gulzar Kiani took retirement from the Pakistan Army
Pakistan Army
The Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...
in October 14, 2004 and received a honorable discharge from the army.
Post-Retirement
After his retirement, General Kiani was made Chairman of the Federal Public Service CommissionFederal Public Service Commission
The Federal Public Service Commission is a Government of Pakistan agency that is responsible appointing civil servants and bureaucrats in Government of Pakistan.- History :...
(FPSC), a government of Pakistan's agency responsible for the appointment of the civil servants and bureaucrat
Bureaucrat
A bureaucrat is a member of a bureaucracy and can comprise the administration of any organization of any size, though the term usually connotes someone within an institution of a government or corporation...
s in the Government, by the General Pervez Musharraf. He remained chairman of the FPSC
Federal Public Service Commission
The Federal Public Service Commission is a Government of Pakistan agency that is responsible appointing civil servants and bureaucrats in Government of Pakistan.- History :...
for three years. He had neutralized the prime minister
Prime Minister of Pakistan
The Prime Minister of Pakistan , is the Head of Government of Pakistan who is designated to exercise as the country's Chief Executive. By the Constitution of Pakistan, Pakistan has the parliamentary democratic system of government...
Zafarullah Khan Jamali
Zafarullah Khan Jamali
Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali was the 13th Prime Minister of Pakistan and former Chairman of the Pakistan Hockey Federation.-Early life:Born in Baluchistan, Jamali was the second Baluch Prime Minister of Pakistan...
who had first demand to give power of appointments in Central Board of Revenue
Central Board of Revenue
The Federal Board of Revenue is the semi-autonomous, supreme federal agency of Pakistan that is responsible for auditing, enforcing and collecting revenue for the government of Pakistan...
(CBR) and Federal Investigation Agency
Federal Investigation Agency
The Federal Investigation Agency is an agency of Pakistan, under the Ministry of Interior, that serves as a federal criminal investigative body with one of the Directorate dealing as Pakistani body of Interpol. It has a wide role in anti-terrorism, anti-fascism, anti-corruption, human smuggling...
(FIA) to ministers
Minister of State
Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a "minister of state" is a junior minister, who is assigned to assist a specific cabinet minister...
. According to Kiani, if this power was given to ministers they would have gotten their own way. General Kayani developed difference with Prime minister Shaukat Aziz
Shaukat Aziz
Shaukat Aziz is a world acclaimed Pakistani economist who was the 15th Prime Minister of Pakistan from May 20, 2004 to 15 November 2007 in a joint military government led by General Pervez Musharraf. A Citibank executive, Aziz returned to Pakistan from the United States to be became Finance...
over postings of senior officials. He had to vacate his FPSC post prematurely on March 30, 2006 after the government reduced his tenure by two-and-a-half years through a presidential ordinance. He challenged the ordinance in Lahore High Court
Lahore High Court
The Lahore High Court is based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established as a high court on March 21, 1919. The Lahore High Court has jurisdiction over Punjab...
(LHC) but the court rejected his petition. However, General Parvez Musharraf personally asked him to lead the Commission. General Kiani latter tried to settle his scores with then-President
President of Pakistan
The President of Pakistan is the head of state, as well as figurehead, of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Recently passed an XVIII Amendment , Pakistan has a parliamentary democratic system of government. According to the Constitution, the President is chosen by the Electoral College to serve a...
General Pervez Musharraf in 2007, when the operation silence of Red Mosque was launched to curtail terrorist who were challenging writ of the state.
Death
General Jamshed Gulzar Kiani died on Saturday, November 01, 2008 at the age of 64, shortly after he given and much criticized the former general. The cause of his death was protracted illness and remaining under treatment in comaComa
In medicine, a coma is a state of unconsciousness, lasting more than 6 hours in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light or sound, lacks a normal sleep-wake cycle and does not initiate voluntary actions. A person in a state of coma is described as...
at Combined Military Hospital
Combined Military Hospital
Combined Military Hospitals are base hospitals of Pakistan Armed Forces situated in various cantonments. These hospitals are run by the doctors of Pakistan's Army Medical Corps....
, Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
. His funeral was attended a large number of people belonging to various walks of life besides including current Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Tariq Majeed
Tariq Majid
General Tariq Majid, NI, afwc, fsc, psc, is a retired Pakistan Army's four-star general who served as the Supreme Commandant of the Pakistan Defense Forces as the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee from 2007 to 2010...
, Corps Commander Rawalpindi Lieutenant General Tahir Mehmood, former COAS General Mirza Aslam Baig, former DG ISI General (Retd) Hameed Gul, Regional Police Officer (RPO) Nasir Khan Durrani, members of Pakistan Ex‑Servicemen Association, ex‑Generals, political figures, former Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar M. Anwar Khan
Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan
Major General Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan, is a career soldier and politician who served as the President of Azad Jammu & Kashmir 25 August 2001 to 23 August 2006...
, President and General Secretary of Lahore High Court
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The Lahore High Court is based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established as a high court on March 21, 1919. The Lahore High Court has jurisdiction over Punjab...
Bar Association (LHCBA) Sardar Asmat Ullah Khan and Malik Siddique Awan and other lawyers.
Later, after burial ceremony, Auditor General
Auditor General of Pakistan
The Auditor General of Pakistan or Auditor General is an government organization and the prime institution in the country for ensuring public accountability and fiscal transparency in governmental operations...
of Pakistan Army (AGP) Lieutenant General Javed Zia laid floral wreaths on the grave of Late General Kiyani on behalf of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani and Corps Commander Rawalpindi Lt General Tahir Mehmood.
Views on Musharraf
Jamshed Gulzar Kiani had given his first interview to dr. Shahid MasoodShahid Masood
Shahid Masood Khan , commonly known as Dr. Shahid Masood, is Pakistani journalist, columnist, TV show host and a political analyst. He is the former President of ARY TV Network, Group Executive Director of Geo TV network and MD/Chairman of Pakistan Televion Corporation. Currently, he is working as...
in which he widely and severely criticized then-army chief General
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
Parvez Musharraf. Talking to the Geo TV programme Meray Mutabiq, he said General Musharraf had committed basic mistakes such as the Kargil debacle, surrender to the US threat of pushing Pakistan into the Stone Age and the Lal Masjid destruction. In an interview, he had condemned the arrest and treatment of Taliban regime ambassador to Pakistan, Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef. According to Lt.Gen. Kiani, he was in the ISI and advised against such acts but his advice fell on deaf ears. As a result today Musharraf was the most unpopular president. If he had accepted the advice, he would have been the most successful president of Pakistan today, he concluded.
Calls for Kargil War introspection
General Kiani who was a head of the Military Intelligence had said according to his information Nawaz Sharif did not know anything about the Kargil episodeKargil War
The Kargil War ,, also known as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control...
. He was never thoroughly briefed on the same. He supported holding of a probe into the Kargil fiasco, adding factors behind the scene, about which people do not know, would also come into the limelight.
In an interview, Masood asked what was General Musharraf's plan, General Kiyani said he had briefed Nawaz Sharif and told him that it was a very sensitive issue and he could not unveil all the details to him. He was only apprised of the ongoing situation. Nawaz time and again asked about the truth from senior officials including Sartaj Aziz who was the foreign minister
Foreign Minister of Pakistan
The Foreign Minister of Pakistan heads the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The current Foreign Minister is Hina Rabbani Khar who took office as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs on 11 February 2011, and as full Minister of Foreign Affairs on 20 July, 2011...
. He also tried to persuade the chief of army staff. General Majid spoke in detail on the issue. General Mahmood was the corps commander then.
Kiyani said our Jawans (soldiers) bravely fought the Kargil War. I think they revived the memories of the 1965 war
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 was a culmination of skirmishes that took place between April 1965 and September 1965 between Pakistan and India. This conflict became known as the Second Kashmir War fought by India and Pakistan over the disputed region of Kashmir, the first having been fought in 1947...
. Our officers fought more fiercely than in the 1965 War and repulsed enemy attacks time and again. Despite the fact that supplies were disrupted due to extreme cold, the Jawans continued the war. He repeated that arguments will come up when there will be a probe.
He termed Nawaz’s travel to the United States
United States
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a bid to save the prestige of the Pakistan Army. He said in the meeting of May 17 Nawaz gave a green signal to the operation. He assured conditional support to General Musharraf that the government would back the operation when he successfully moved forward. If unfortunately the same failed, he would not be in a position to support General Musharraf's game plan. When the army was caught in an awkward situation, he again travelled to the United States to save the symbol of the country, the Pakistan Army.
Criticism
After his revelation, Kiani was widely criticized by the Presidential spokesmanPresident of Pakistan
The President of Pakistan is the head of state, as well as figurehead, of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Recently passed an XVIII Amendment , Pakistan has a parliamentary democratic system of government. According to the Constitution, the President is chosen by the Electoral College to serve a...
Major General
Major General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
(retired) Rashid Qureshi
Rashid Qureshi
Major General Rashid Qureshi, SI, SBt, is a retired two-star general, and the close aide of former President General Pervez Musharraf. He is the current spokesman of Musharraf's All Pakistan Muslim League.-Military career:...
. The Presidential spokesman termed the charges against Musharraf as "foolish and rubbish". Major-General Qureshi had also said that General Kiani had behaved like "an angry and perturbed child" who was talking senselessly about all the favours bestowed on him.
"He showed sham loyalty and got promotions and lucrative appointments after retirement. On showing poor performance former prime minister
Prime Minister of Pakistan
The Prime Minister of Pakistan , is the Head of Government of Pakistan who is designated to exercise as the country's Chief Executive. By the Constitution of Pakistan, Pakistan has the parliamentary democratic system of government...
Shaukat Aziz
Shaukat Aziz
Shaukat Aziz is a world acclaimed Pakistani economist who was the 15th Prime Minister of Pakistan from May 20, 2004 to 15 November 2007 in a joint military government led by General Pervez Musharraf. A Citibank executive, Aziz returned to Pakistan from the United States to be became Finance...
sacked him. If he was an upright person, he should have rejected appointment after retirement
Retirement
Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely. A person may also semi-retire by reducing work hours.Many people choose to retire when they are eligible for private or public pension benefits, although some are forced to retire when physical conditions don't allow the person to...
. Indeed, he was trying to benefit some political elements. During service he did not utter a single word against the policies of Musharraf", the spokesperson concluded.
Legacy
General Kiani is remembered in Pakistan's defence circles as A brave soldier of the Pakistan Army. Having remembered as upright, strict and an honest intelligence officer of the army, General Kiani played an active role in the ex-servicemen society’s struggle for separation of the offices of the PresidentPresident of Pakistan
The President of Pakistan is the head of state, as well as figurehead, of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Recently passed an XVIII Amendment , Pakistan has a parliamentary democratic system of government. According to the Constitution, the President is chosen by the Electoral College to serve a...
and Army Chief. Kiani had faced the threats of court martial last year for raising voice on many matters that have been tabooed in Pakistan for many years. He asked for an inquiry into Kargil operations, which he called a debacle. He also demanded inquiry into the assault on Red Mosque (Lal Masjid
Lal Masjid
The Lal Masjid is a mosque located in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. A religious school for women, the Jamia Hafsa madrasah, and a male madrasah, Jamia Faridia are attached to the mosque.-History:...
) and the girls’ seminary (Jamia Hafsa) of Islamabad and claimed that white phosphorus bombs were used in the assault. He also called for the trial of General Pervez Musharraf for repeatedly violating the constitution.
External links
- Kiani Died
- Gen Jamshed Gulzar Kiyani dies
- Gen Jamshed Gulzar Kiyani (r) July 1928 - 1 Nov 2008
- General Kiani
- Kiani Died
- Kiyani Passes Away
- http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=14892
- http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Islamabad/01-Nov-2008/Jamshed-Gulzar-Kayani-passes-away