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	{{Infobox ~~military person~~		{{Infobox office holder
	\| name =Rashid Qureshi ~~<br>~~ {{URDU\|راشد قریشی}}		\| honorific_prefix = [[Major General]]
	\| image = ~~Major General Rashid Qureshi.jpg~~		\| name = Rashid Qureshi
	\| caption =~~[[Brigadier~~ General~~\|Brig]]~~ Rashid Qureshi		\| native_name = {{URDU\|راشد قریشی}}
	\| birth_date = ~~<!-- {{Birth date\|YYYY\|MM\|DD}} -->~~		\| image =
			\| caption = Major General Rashid Qureshi in 1998
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	\| birth_place =		\| birth_place = [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]]
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	\| nickname =		\| nickname =
	\| birth_name =~~Rashid Qureshi~~		\| birth_name =
	\| allegiance ={{PAK}}		\| allegiance = {{PAK}}
	\| branch ={{Army\|PAK}}		\| branch = {{Army\|PAK}}
	\| serviceyears =~~1971–2003~~		\| serviceyears = 1971–2005
	\| rank =~~[[File:US-O8 insignia.svg\|25px]]~~ [[Major-General]]		\| rank = [[Major General]]
	\| servicenumber =		\| servicenumber =
	\| unit =		\| unit =
	\| commands =[[Director-General\|DG]] [[Inter Services Public Relations]]		\| commands = {{ubl\|[[Director-General\|DG]] [[Inter Services Public Relations\|ISPR]]\| [[Director-General\|DG]] [[National Guard]]}}
	\| battles =[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]~~<br>~~[[Siachen conflict]]~~<br>~~[[Kargil War]]~~<br>~~[[2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff]]		Comd 2AK Bde As A Brig.1996-97
	\| battles_label =		\| battles = {{ubl\|[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]\|[[Siachen conflict]]\|[[Kargil War]]\|[[2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff]]}}
	\| awards =[[Sitara-i-Imtiaz]] (military)~~<br>~~[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan military\|Sitara-e-Basalat]]		\| battles_label =
	\| relations =		\| awards = {{ubl\|[[Sitara-i-Imtiaz]] (military)\|[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan military\|Sitara-e-Basalat]]}}
	\| laterwork =~~Presidential Spokesperson~~		\| relations =
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			\| module =
			\| office = [[Director general\|Director General]] of the [[Inter-Services Public Relations\|ISPR]]
			\| term_start = November 1998
			\| term_end = May 2003
			\| alma_mater = [[Pakistan Military Academy]]
	}}		}}
	~~[[Major General]]~~ '''Rashid Qureshi''', ({{~~lang-~~ur\|{{Nastaliq\|راشد قریشی}}}}) ~~[[Sitara-i-Imtiaz\|SI(M)]], [[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan military\|SBt]],~~ is a retired [[two-star general]], and the close aide of former [[President of Pakistan\|President]] General [[Pervez Musharraf]]. He is the current spokesman of Musharraf's [[All Pakistan Muslim League]].<ref name=Dawn1>{{cite web\|url=http://news.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/local/musharrafs-political-party-launched-960 \|title=Musharraf's political party launched \|publisher=Dawn (newspaper)\|date=9 June 2010\|accessdate=27 March 2019\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030171744/http://news.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/local/musharrafs-political-party-launched-960 \|archivedate=30 October 2010}}</ref><ref name=Dawn>[https://www.dawn.com/news/101538/rashid-qureshi-posted-as-dg-national-guards Rashid Qureshi posted as DG National Guards] Dawn (newspaper), Published 12 May 2003, Retrieved 27 March 2019</ref>		'''Rashid Qureshi''', ({{langx\|ur\|{{Nastaliq\|راشد قریشی}}}}) is a retired [[two-star general]]<ref name="Dawn">[https://www.dawn.com/news/101538/rashid-qureshi-posted-as-dg-national-guards Rashid Qureshi posted as DG National Guards] Dawn (newspaper), Published 12 May 2003, Retrieved 27 March 2019</ref> of the [[Pakistan Army]] who served as Director General of [[Inter-Services Public Relations]].

	==Military career==		==Military career==
	~~Rashid~~ Qureshi was commissioned in the [[Pakistan Army]] on 17 April 1971 ~~after~~ the 44th [[Pakistan Military Academy]] Long Course. During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], he was stationed at the [[Lahore]] Sector. After the war, Qureshi's company was stationed at the Rawalpindi sector where he became a staff officer at the [[General Headquarters (Pakistan Army)]] (GHQ). In 1987, he was promoted as [[~~Lieutenant Colonel~~]], and was made ~~Officer~~ commanding of the 10th Battalion. In 1991, he became [[~~Colonel~~]] in the Army, and was made Military secretary at the Joint Chief of Staff Committee Secretariat.		Qureshi was commissioned in the Pakistan Army on 17 April 1971 in the 44th [[Pakistan Military Academy\|PMA]] Long Course.<ref name="DailyTimes">[https://archive.today/20120724203235/www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011%5C04%5C18%5Cstory_18-4-2011_pg7_21 44th PMA Lahore chapter holds get together] DailyTimes, Published 18 April 2011, Retrieved 27 March 2019</ref> During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], he was stationed at the Lahore Sector.
			After the war, Qureshi's company was stationed at the Rawalpindi sector where he became a staff officer at the [[General Headquarters (Pakistan Army)\|General Headquarters (GHQ)]]. In 1987, he was promoted to [[lieutenant colonel]], and was made [[general officer commanding]] of the 10th Battalion. In 1991, he became a [[colonel]] in the Army, and was made [[Military Secretary (Pakistan)\|military secretary]] to General [[Pervez Musharraf]] at the Joint Chief of Staff Committee Secretariat.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TXN2Nhaw8k \| title=Here is Why Pakistan Became America's Ally in War on Terror Post 9/11 \| website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>

	==Inter-~~Services Public Relations~~==		==Inter-services public relations==
	In ~~1996~~, Qureshi joined the [[Inter-Services Public Relations]] (ISPR). ~~In 1997, he was promoted as [[one-star general]] (brigadier-general) in the Army. In 1998, he~~ was made [[director-general]] of the ISPR.		In 1998, Qureshi joined the [[Inter-Services Public Relations]] (ISPR).He was made [[director-general]] of the ISPR.

	~~However his promotion to two star General~~ was ~~controversial, because~~ of ~~his closeness to Gen~~ Musharraf.<ref name=~~Dawn~~/>		He was also a principal military spokesperson of General Pervez Musharraf.<ref name="AFP">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120608004650/http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/0623-05.htm Pakistan Says India Tensions Peaking Again After Soldier's Death] Agence France Presse, Published 23 June 2002, Retrieved 27 March 2019</ref>

	He was ~~also a principal military spokesperson~~ of ~~General~~ Pervez Musharraf.<ref ~~name~~=~~AFP>[~~https://~~web~~.~~archive~~.~~org/web~~/~~20120608004650~~/~~http:~~//~~www.commondreams.org~~/~~headlines02~~/~~0623-05~~.~~htm Pakistan Says India Tensions Peaking Again After Soldier's Death] Agence France Presse, Published 23 June 2002, Retrieved 27 March 2019~~</ref~~><ref name=Dawn1/~~>		He retired from the Pakistan Army in 2005 and currently resides in Islamabad, Pakistan.

			==2007 helicopter crash==
			On 9 October 2007, in a helicopter crash which killed four people, and injured five, Qureshi was amongst those who were injured. The helicopter was one of three escorting [[Pervez Musharraf]] to [[Azad Kashmir]].<ref>{{cite news \| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/09/world/asia/09pakistan.html \| title=Copter Escorting Musharraf Crashes \| newspaper=The New York Times \| date=9 October 2007 \| last1=Masood \| first1=Salman }}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

	~~==External links==~~

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| caption =[[Brigadier General|Brig]] Rashid Qureshi
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[[Major General]] '''Rashid Qureshi''', ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|راشد قریشی}}}}) [[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|SI(M)]], [[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan military|SBt]], is a retired [[two-star general]], and the close aide of former [[President of Pakistan|President]] General [[Pervez Musharraf]]. He is the current spokesman of Musharraf's [[All Pakistan Muslim League]].<ref name=Dawn1>{{cite web|url=http://news.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/local/musharrafs-political-party-launched-960 |title=Musharraf's political party launched |publisher=Dawn (newspaper)|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=27 March 2019|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030171744/http://news.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/local/musharrafs-political-party-launched-960 |archivedate=30 October 2010}}</ref><ref name=Dawn>[https://www.dawn.com/news/101538/rashid-qureshi-posted-as-dg-national-guards Rashid Qureshi posted as DG National Guards] Dawn (newspaper), Published 12 May 2003, Retrieved 27 March 2019</ref>

==Military career==
Rashid Qureshi was commissioned in the [[Pakistan Army]] on 17 April 1971 after the 44th [[Pakistan Military Academy]] Long Course. During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], he was stationed at the [[Lahore]] Sector. After the war, Qureshi's company was stationed at the Rawalpindi sector where he became a staff officer at the [[General Headquarters (Pakistan Army)]] (GHQ). In 1987, he was promoted as [[Lieutenant Colonel]], and was made Officer commanding of the 10th Battalion. In 1991, he became [[Colonel]] in the Army, and was made Military secretary at the Joint Chief of Staff Committee Secretariat.

==Inter-Services Public Relations==
In 1996, Qureshi joined the [[Inter-Services Public Relations]] (ISPR). In 1997, he was promoted as [[one-star general]] (brigadier-general) in the Army. In 1998, he was made [[director-general]] of the ISPR.

However his promotion to two star General was controversial, because of his closeness to Gen Musharraf.<ref name=Dawn/>

He was also a principal military spokesperson of General Pervez Musharraf.<ref name=AFP>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120608004650/http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/0623-05.htm Pakistan Says India Tensions Peaking Again After Soldier's Death] Agence France Presse, Published 23 June 2002, Retrieved 27 March 2019</ref><ref name=Dawn1/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

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