During the
1971 Indo-Pakistani War, the number of Generals in Pakistan Army was 14. One
was Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Army and 13 were Lt Generals.
Four were
posted at the GHQ/CMLA HQ,
Four were
corps commanders.
Four were
governors under the martial law.
One at the
CENTO HQ in Ankara, Turkey.
Out of 14
Pakistan Army Generals in 1971 Indo-Pakistani War;
1. General
Yahya Khan (Pathan) was the Commander-in-Chief,
2. Lt
General Abdul Hamid Khan (Punjabi) was the deputy C-in-C,
3. Lt Gen
S.G.M.M. Peerzada (Muhajir) was the PSO CMLA HQ in Rawalpindi,
4. Lt Gen
Gul Hassan Khan (Pathan) was the Chief of General Staff (CGS),
5. Lt Gen
Khawaja Wasiuddin (Muhajir) was the Master-General of Ordnance (MGO).
6. Army's
Eastern Command was under Lt Gen A.A.K. Niazi (Pathan).
7. 1 Corps
was under Lt Gen Irshad Ahmad Khan (Punjabi).
8. II Corps
was under Lt Gen Tikka Khan (Punjabi).
9. IV Corps
was under Lt Gen Bahadur Sher (Pathan).
10.
Governor Punjab was Lt Gen Attiqur Rahman (Punjabi).
11 Governor
Sindh was Lt Gen Rakhman Gul (Pathan).
12.
Governor NWFP was Lt Gen K.M. Azhar (Muhajir).
13.
Governor Balochistan was Lt Gen Riaz Hussain (Muhajir).
14. Lt Gen
Muhammad Shariff (Punjabi was sent as Permanent Representative to the CENTO HQ
in Turkey.
The GHQ
posts of QMG and AG were under the rank of Major-Generals.
Hamood-ur-Rehaman
Commission recommended Public Trial of the following Officers:
(1) General
Yahya Khan (Pathan), Former Commander-in-Chief.
(2) General
Abdul Hamid Khan (Punjabi) Ex-Chief of Staff to the President.
(3) Lt.
Gen. S.G.M.M. Pirzada (Muhajir), Ex PSO to the President.
(4) Lt.
Gen. Gul Hasan (Pathan) Ex-Chief of General Staff.
(5) Maj.
Gen. Ghulam Umar (Muhajir), Ex Second-in -Command of NSC.
(6) Maj Gen
A O Mitha (Muhajir), Ex-Deputy Corps Commander.
(7) Lt.
Gen. Irshad Ahmad Khan (Punjabi), Ex Commander 1 Corps.
(8) Maj Gen
Abid Zahid (Muhajir), Ex GOC 15 Div.
(9) Maj.
Gen B.M. Mustafa (Muhajir), Ex GOC 18 Div.
The
Commission recommended Court Martial of the following officers:
(1) Lt Gen
A.A.K. Niazi (Pathan), Ex Commander, Eastern Command.
(2) Maj Gen
Mohammad Jamshed (Muhajir), Ex-GOC 36 (ad hoc) Division.
(3) Maj Gen
M. Rahim Khan (Pathan), Ex-GOC 39 (ad hoc) Division.
(4) Brig.
G.M. Baqir Siddiqui (Muhajir), Ex COS, Eastern Command, Dacca.
(5) Brig
Mohammad Hayat (Punjabi), Ex Comd. 107 bde. (9 Div).
(6) Brig.
Mohammad Aslam Niazi (Pathan), Ex Comd 53 Bde (39 Ad hoc Div).
The
Commission recommended Departmental Action against the following officers:
(1) Brig.
S.A. Ansari (Muhajir), Ex-Comd, 23 Bde.
(2) Brig.
Manzoor Ahmad (Punjabi), Ex-Comd 57 Bde 9 Div.
(3) Brig.
Abdul Qadir Khan (Punjabi), Ex-Comd, 93 Bde. 36 Div.
The
Commission observed that the suitability of the following officers for
continued retention in military service would not be justified:
(1) Maj Gen
M.H. Ansari (Muhajir), GOC 9 Div.
(2) Maj Gen
Qazi Abdul Majid (Muhajir), GOC 14 Div.
(3) Maj Gen
Nazar Hussain Shah (Punjabi), GOC 16 Div.
(4) Maj Gen
Rao Farman Ali (Muhajir), Ex Adviser to the Governor of East Pakistan.
(5) Plus 19
brigadiers.
General Abdul Hamid Khan was not punjabi
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