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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Short description|Pakistani general, author, diplomat (born 1953)}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Infobox officeholder&lt;br /&gt;
| name                = Shafaat Ullah Shah&lt;br /&gt;
| image               = GeneralShafaat.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| honorific_suffix    = [[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|Hilal-i-Imtiaz (MI)]]&lt;br /&gt;
| native_name         = {{Nastaliq|شفاعت اللہ شاہ}}&lt;br /&gt;
| native_name_lang    = ur&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|df=y|1953|08|28}}&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_place         = [[Lahore]], Pakistan&lt;br /&gt;
| education           = {{blist&lt;br /&gt;
  | [[Quaid-i-Azam University]]&lt;br /&gt;
  | [[Balochistan University]]&lt;br /&gt;
  | [[National Defence University, Pakistan|National Defence College of Pakistan]]&lt;br /&gt;
  | [[Staff College, Camberley|Camberley Staff College]]&lt;br /&gt;
  }}&lt;br /&gt;
| spouse              = {{marriage|Fariha Bokhari|1980}}&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/pakistan-imran-khan-prime-minister-allies-offshore/ |title=Prime Minister Imran Khan promised &amp;#039;new Pakistan&amp;#039; but members of his inner circle secretly moved millions offshore - ICIJ |date=3 October 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| children            = 3&lt;br /&gt;
| parents             = Shafqat Ullah Shah (father)&lt;br /&gt;
| mawards             =  [[Hilal-i-Imtiaz]] (Military)&lt;br /&gt;
| allegiance          = Pakistan&lt;br /&gt;
| branch              = [[Pakistan Army]]&lt;br /&gt;
| serviceyears        = 1971 – 2009&lt;br /&gt;
| rank                = [[Lieutenant general (Pakistan)|Lieutenant General]]&lt;br /&gt;
| unit                = [[Baloch Regiment]]&lt;br /&gt;
| battles             = {{blist|[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]| [[2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
| office1             = [[Jordan–Pakistan relations|Ambassador of Pakistan to Jordan &amp;amp; Palestine]]&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start1         = September 2015&lt;br /&gt;
| term_end1           = September 2017&lt;br /&gt;
| successor1          = [[Retirement|(R)]] Major General Junaid Rehmat&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/new-pakistani-ambassador-presents-credentials |title=New Pakistani ambassador presents credentials |date=14 December 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| office2             = [[General Headquarters (Pakistan Army)|Chief Logistics Staff at the GHQ]]&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start2         = 24 March 2008&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;autogenerated1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite press release |url=https://ispr.gov.pk/press-release-detail.php?id=376 |title=Inter Services Public Relations Pakistan |website=ispr.gov.pk}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| term_end2           = 9 November 2009&lt;br /&gt;
| successor2          = [[Lieutenant general (Pakistan)|Lieutenant General]] [[Alam Khattak]]&lt;br /&gt;
| office3             = [[IV Corps (Pakistan)|Commander IV Corps]]&lt;br /&gt;
| successor3          = [[Lieutenant general (Pakistan)|Lieutenant General]] Ijaz Ahmed Bakhshi&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-army/reshuffle-in-pakistan-army-as-new-government-takes-office-idUSISL8180420080325 |title=Reshuffle in Pakistan army as new government takes office |newspaper=Reuters |date=25 March 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start3         = November 2005&lt;br /&gt;
| term_end3           = 23 March 2008&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor3        = [[Lieutenant general (Pakistan)|Lieutenant General]] [[Shahid Aziz]]&lt;br /&gt;
| office4             = [[Military Secretary (Pakistan)|Military Secretary]] to [[Pervez Musharraf|President Musharraf]]&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor4        = [[Major General]] [[Nadeem Taj]]&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start4         = 23 December 2003&lt;br /&gt;
| term_end4           = 8 November 2005&lt;br /&gt;
| office5             = [[General officer commanding]] of [[11th Infantry Division (Pakistan)|11th Infantry Division]]&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor5        = Major General ANS Mela&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start5         = February 2002&lt;br /&gt;
| term_end5           = 23 December 2003&lt;br /&gt;
| commands            = {{Blist&lt;br /&gt;
  | [[General Headquarters (Pakistan Army)|Chief of Logistics Staff GHQ]]&lt;br /&gt;
  | [[Colonel commandant|Col Commandant]] [[Baloch Regiment]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite press release |url=https://ispr.gov.pk/press-release-detail.php?id=327 |title=Inter Services Public Relations Pakistan |website=ispr.gov.pk}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  | [[IV Corps (Pakistan)|Commander IV Corps]]&lt;br /&gt;
  | [[Military Secretary (Pakistan)|Military Secretary]] to [[Pervez Musharraf|President Musharraf]]&lt;br /&gt;
  | [[General officer commanding|GOC]] [[11th Infantry Division (Pakistan)|11th Infantry Division]]&lt;br /&gt;
  | Deputy Chief of Staff to [[Pervez Musharraf|President Musharraf]]&lt;br /&gt;
  | Chief of Staff [[XXX Corps (Pakistan)|XXX Corps]]&lt;br /&gt;
  | Senior Instructor [[Pakistan Command and Staff College|Quetta Command &amp;amp; Staff College]]&lt;br /&gt;
  | Instructor School of Infantry &amp;amp; Tactics [[Quetta]]&lt;br /&gt;
  | [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] to [[Ahmad of Kalat|Khan of Kalat]]&lt;br /&gt;
  }}&lt;br /&gt;
| occupation          = {{hlist| Author | diplomat}}&lt;br /&gt;
| relatives           = [[Retirement|(r)]] Brigadier Liaqat Bokhari ([[Sitara-e-Jurat|SJ]]) (father-in-law)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;twitter1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite tweet |user=infantry28 |author=Shafaat Shah |number=1202513182130135040 |title=My father in law,Brig Liaqat Bokhari SJ( Retd) who was commanding only Aviation squadron in erstwhile E. Pak has written a book on account of military operations at age 87. He did not surrender on 16 Dec71 &amp;amp; flew helicopters with 169 women &amp;amp; children through Burma to then W. Pak |access-date=26 October 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Lieutenant general (Pakistan)|Lieutenant General]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Shafaat Ullah Shah&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; [[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|HI(M)]] ({{lang-ur|{{nq|شفاعت اللہ شاہ}}}}; born 28 August 1953) is a retired [[Three-star rank|three star]] general of the [[Pakistan Army]], diplomat, and author. He often writes for the [[Pakistan Armed Forces]] magazine, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot;Hilal English&amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=https://www.hilal.gov.pk/eng-article/detail/NTQzNg==.html |title=The Ethics of Military Profession |website=www.hilal.gov.pk}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He has served as Chief of Logistics Staff at the [[General Headquarters (Pakistan Army)|GHQ]], [[Colonel commandant|Colonel Commandant]] of the [[Baloch Regiment]], [[IV Corps (Pakistan)|Commander IV Corps]], and as [[Military Secretary (Pakistan)|Military Secretary]] to [[Pervez Musharraf|President Musharraf]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-2008-03-25-voa49/349921.html |title=Pakistan&amp;#039;s Army Chief Replaces Commanders Promoted by Musharraf |publisher=Voanews.com |date=1 November 2009 |access-date=26 October 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Early life and education==&lt;br /&gt;
Shah was born into a [[Sayyid#South Asia|Syed]] family on 28 August 1953 in [[Lahore]], Pakistan, to Syed Shafqat Ullah Shah who migrated from [[Hyderabad State|Hyderabad Deccan]] to Lahore in 1948. His father was an employee of the [[Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)|Prisons Department of Punjab]] and later became [[Inspector general]] of the [[Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)|Punjab Prisons]] from May 1981 to May 1983.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://prisons.punjab.gov.pk/our_igs |title=Our Inspector Generals &amp;amp;#124; Punjab Prisons |publisher=Prisons.punjab.gov.pk |date=27 October 2017 |access-date=26 October 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He was enrolled in the [[Abbottabad Public School]] in class 7,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=https://aps.edu.pk/proud-abtonians/ |title=Proud Abtonians |website=Abbottabad Public School}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and did his Faculty of Sciences (FSc) from there before he joined the Army. He wanted to become a doctor but wasn&amp;#039;t selected into [[King Edward Medical University]] so his father made him join the [[Pakistan Army]]. He is also an honors graduate of the [[Staff College, Camberley|Staff College in Camberley]] and the [[National Defence University, Pakistan|National Defence College]].&lt;br /&gt;
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He holds [[master&amp;#039;s degree]]s in [[political science]] and in [[strategic studies]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://na.gov.pk/uploads/documents/questions/1541138694_363.pdf|title=National Assembly Secretariat - Questions for Oral Answers and their Replies |date=2 November 2018|website=[[National Assembly of Pakistan]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Personal life==&lt;br /&gt;
Shah is married to the daughter of [[Retirement|(r)]] [[Brigadier]] Liaqat Bokhari ([[Sitara-e-Jurat|SJ]]).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;twitter1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Military career==&lt;br /&gt;
Shah was commissioned into the [[Baloch Regiment]] of the [[Pakistan Army]] in 1971 from the 47th Long Course of the [[Pakistan Military Academy]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |author=Lt Gen Shafaat Ullah Shah (R) |url=https://hilal.gov.pk/index.php/eng-article/fall-of-east-pakistan-remembered/MTYxNg==.html |title=Fall of East Pakistan Remembered |website=Hilal English |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It was the most junior course to fight in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite journal |url=https://orfonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/IssueBrief_11b.pdf |title=Pakistan: New Generals on the Block |date=September 2007 |volume=11 |journal=ORF Issue Brief |publisher=Observer Research Foundation |last1=John |first1=Wilson |language=en |pages=4–5}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He served as the [[Colonel commandant]] of the [[Baloch Regiment]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite press release |title=Installation Ceremony Colonel Commandant of the Baloch Regiment |url=https://ispr.gov.pk/press-release-detail.php?id=327 |date=26 April 2008 |journal=Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR)}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; His last appointment in the Army was as Chief of Logistics Staff at the [[General Headquarters (Pakistan Army)|General Headquarters]] in [[Rawalpindi]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;autogenerated1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Aide to the Governor of Balochistan===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:ADCShafaat.png|thumb|Captain Shafaat (middle) pictured next to the Governor of Balochistan [[Ahmad of Kalat|Khan of Kalat]] (left) and [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]] (right)]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Shah had served as [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] to the [[Governor of Balochistan, Pakistan|Governor of Balochistan]], [[Ahmad of Kalat]], from 1974 to 1976.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite tweet |user=INFANTRY28 |author=Shafaat Shah |number=1147559550503047168 |title=I had known MG Bukhara when he was IG FC &amp;amp; I was ADC to Governor Baluchistan.A very handsome, composed &amp;amp; professional officer.May Allah Bless his soul.I am amazed how his daughter can be so anti Pakistan &amp;amp; anti that very Army for which her father had pledged to lay even his life?|access-date=26 October 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Aide to Musharraf===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MSShah.jpg|thumb|Major General Shah with [[Pervez Musharraf|President Musharraf]] at the annual military parade on the 65th anniversary of [[Resolution Day]] (23 March 2005)]]&lt;br /&gt;
Shah was appointed as [[Military Secretary (Pakistan)|Military Secretary]] to [[Pervez Musharraf|President Musharraf]], replacing [[Nadeem Taj]]. He took charge on 25 December 2003, the same day when there was a suicide attack on [[Pervez Musharraf|Musharraf]] in [[Rawalpindi]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1919095/reality-pulwama-incident |title=The reality of Pulwama incident |newspaper=[[The Express Tribune]] |date=26 February 2019|access-date=26 October 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; As his aide, he was actively involved in his two major diplomatic initiatives. First, to normalize strained relations with neighboring India, back-channel diplomacy was initiated to resolve the contentious issue of [[Kashmir]]. He participated in many meetings between [[Pervez Musharraf|Musharraf]] and [[Indian Prime Minister]] [[Manmohan Singh]] on the sidelines of [[United Nations General Assembly|UN General Assembly]] meetings and in [[Delhi|Dehli]] in 2005.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |title=Musharraf Begins Visit to India |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/musharraf-begins-visit-to-india-1.1176161 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |date=16 April 2005 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The back-channel contacts and meetings lead to the formalization of the Musharraf-Manmohan &amp;#039;Four Point&amp;#039; Formula which was to be inked during [[Manmohan Singh]]&amp;#039;s visit to Pakistan in July 2007&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=https://www.hilal.gov.pk/index.php/her-article/one-on-one-with-vaneeza-ahmed/Mzk2MQ==.html |title=Kashmir: The Way Forward |work=Hilal For Her |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026212632/https://www.hilal.gov.pk/index.php/her-article/one-on-one-with-vaneeza-ahmed/Mzk2MQ==.html |archive-date=26 October 2022 |url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; but due to the events leading up to the [[2007 Pakistani state of emergency|2007 Pakistani state of emergency &amp;amp; judicial crisis]] in Pakistan, the scheduled visit was cancelled and with it extinguished the hope of a resolution to the [[Kashmir]] dispute. Second, Musharraf&amp;#039;s initiative of a [[rapprochement]] with Israel through informal contacts.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1442182 |title=2005: When Pakistan and Israel explored closer bilateral ties |date=30 October 2018 |newspaper=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Pervez Musharraf|Musharraf]] attended a dinner by the Jewish community in honor of him in New York on the sidelines of the September 2005 [[United Nations General Assembly|UN General Assembly]] meeting.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRECB-2005-pt16/html/CRECB-2005-pt16-Pg21373-4.htm |title=Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 16 - Speech of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to the American Jewish Council for World Jewry |publisher=[[United States Government Publishing Office]] |date=27 September 2005 |access-date=26 October 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===As Commander IV Corps===&lt;br /&gt;
Shah was made [[IV Corps (Pakistan)|Commander IV Corps]] after the retirement of [[IV Corps (Pakistan)|Commander IV Corps]] [[Lieutenant general (Pakistan)|Lt. Gen.]] [[Shahid Aziz]].{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}&lt;br /&gt;
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As [[IV Corps (Pakistan)|Commander IV Corps]] he is the patron of the [[medical college]] associated with [[Combined Military Hospital Lahore]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/3464119 |title=Role of medical profession highlighted |date=17 December 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He established the Cardiac Centre, Trauma, and Diagnostic centers at CMH Lahore.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite press release |title=No PR-166/2008 of March, 29, 2008 |url=https://ispr.gov.pk/press-release-detail.php?id=361|journal=Inter Service Public Relations}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; During Shah&amp;#039;s tenure, to support a government initiative to establish a new university in Pakistan, the Pakistan Army’s Lahore Corps donated 80 Acres of [[Defence Housing Authority]] land to the [[Graz University of Technology]] to establish its campus.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |title=Work opens on S&amp;amp;T varsity |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/219609/newspaper/newspaper/column |newspaper=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |date= November 19, 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Retirement===&lt;br /&gt;
Shah retired on 9 November 2009 after serving as [[General Headquarters (Pakistan Army)|Chief Logistics Staff at the GHQ]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Later life==&lt;br /&gt;
After Shah&amp;#039;s retirement, he served as the [[Ambassador|Ambassador of Pakistan]] to the [[Kingdom of Jordan]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.jordantimes.com/opinion/shafaat-ullah-shah/deep-rooted-brotherly-relations |title=Deep-rooted, brotherly relations |date=31 August 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He is the author of &amp;quot;Soviet Invasion of [[Afghanistan]]&amp;quot;, published in 1983. He has also written regularly for various magazines and newspapers. He was part of the [[Ottawa]] Dialogue on [[Track II diplomacy]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Ambassador to Jordan===&lt;br /&gt;
Shah was Ambassador to the [[Kingdom of Jordan]], also accredited to the [[State of Palestine]]. At a ceremony marking the 70th [[Independence Day (Pakistan)|Independence Day of Pakistan]], he congratulated Jordanian writer Omar Nazar al Armouti for his book on the unresolved issues of [[Kashmir]] and [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/223637-Pakistans-70th-Independence-Day-marked-in-Jordan |title=Pakistan&amp;#039;s 70th Independence Day marked in Jordan |newspaper=[[The News International]] |date=15 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815045530/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/223637-Pakistans-70th-Independence-Day-marked-in-Jordan |archive-date=15 August 2017 |url-status=live |location=Amman}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/153655-pakistans-70th-independence-day-celebrated-in-jordan |title=Pakistan&amp;#039;s 71st Independence Day celebrated in Jordan |date=15 August 2017 |work=[[Geo TV]] |language=en |location=Amman}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was involved in the sale of [[Cobra helicopter]]s and [[F-16]] aircraft from Jordan to Pakistan.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;jt.alemam.2017.03.22&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news |url=https://jordantimes.com/news/local/amman-islamabad-relations-their-best-%E2%80%94-pakistani-ambassador |title=Amman-Islamabad relations at their best — Pakistani ambassador |newspaper=[[Jordan Times]] |date=22 March 2017 |author=Dana Al Emam}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===2021 Pandora Papers leaks===&lt;br /&gt;
It was reported in the [[Pandora Papers]] leaks by the [[International Consortium of Investigative Journalists|ICIJ]] that Shah&amp;#039;s wife bought a flat in London through an offshore transaction in 2007, allegedly for $1.2&amp;amp;nbsp;million.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;practice&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/373908-it-is-raw-practice-to-malign-pak-army-officers-shafaat-shah-reacts-to-pandora-papers|title=Shafaat Shah reacts to Pandora Papers, says property transaction misrepresented|website=www.geo.tv}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/pakistan-imran-khan-prime-minister-allies-offshore/ | title=Prime Minister Imran Khan promised &amp;#039;new Pakistan&amp;#039; but members of his inner circle secretly moved millions offshore - ICIJ | date=3 October 2021 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He wrote on Twitter that the property&amp;#039;s value was less than half of what was quoted in the leak, and that it is not illegal to buy property in the United Kingdom through an offshore company.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;practice&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;tpd.shah.2021.10.06&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news |url=https://thepakistandaily.com/gen-r-shafaat-shah-offers-clarification-after-being-named-in-pandora-papers/ |title=Gen (R) Shafaat Shah offers clarification after being named in Pandora Papers |language=en |date=4 October 2021 |newspaper=The Pakistan Daily |location=Islamabad}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
According to him, he had bought the flat as an investment property in order to pay for his son&amp;#039;s education.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite tweet |first=SHAFAAT |last=SHAH |user=INFANTRY28 |number=1444884269051039745 |title=Education of my son and due to depreciation of Rs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004043732/https://twitter.com/INFANTRY28/status/1444884269051039745 |archive-date=4 October 2021 |url-status=live |link=no}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and it had been declared in all of his tax returns.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;tpd.shah.2021.10.06&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He also doubted the intentions of the journalists who reported the story. He further tweeted that &amp;quot;one of the journalists involved with investigations, Malia Pulitzer, has recently stayed in India for 2 years and it is a typical [[Research and Analysis Wing|RAW]] practice to malign Pakistan Army officers with criminals&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;practice&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The names of more than 700 Pakistanis, including [[Pakistan People&amp;#039;s Party|PPP]] and [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf|PTI]] ministers, were brought to light by the ICIJ in October 2021.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://arynews.tv/700-pakistanis-pandora-papers-leak/ |title=More than 700 Pakistanis named in Pandora Papers leak |date=3 October 2021|work=ARY News}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Effective dates of promotion==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0| Insignia !! style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|Rank !!style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0| Date&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|[[File:OF-8 PakistanArmy.svg|frameless|10px]] [[File:US-O9 insignia.svg|55px]]||style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|[[Lieutenant General (Pakistan)|Lieutenant General]]||style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|November 2005&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|[[File:OF-7 Pakistan Army.svg|frameless|10px]] [[File:US-O8 insignia.svg|35px]] ||style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|[[Major General]]||style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|January 2000&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|[[File:OF-6 Pakistan Army.svg|frameless|10px]] [[File:US-O7 insignia.svg|16px]]||style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|[[Brigadier]]|| style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|July 1995&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|[[File:OF-5 Pakistan Army.svg|frameless|10px]]||style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|[[Colonel (Pakistan)|Colonel]]|| style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|Promoted directly to Brigadier&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|[[File:OF-4 Pakistan Army.svg|frameless|10px]]||style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|[[Lieutenant Colonel]]|| style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|August 1988&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|[[File:OF-4 Pakistan Army.svg|frameless|10px]]||style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|[[Major (rank)|Major]]||style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|July 1977&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|[[File:OF-2 Pakistan Army.svg|frameless|10px]]||style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|Captain  || style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|June 1973&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|[[File:OF-1(B) Pakistan Army.svg|frameless|10px]]|| style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|Lieutenant || style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|January 1972&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|[[File:OF-1(A) Pakistan Army.svg|10px]]||style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|[[Second Lieutenant]]||style=&amp;quot;background:#FFFFE0|14 November 1971&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Awards and decorations==&lt;br /&gt;
{| style=&amp;quot;margin:1em auto; text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| colspan=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot; |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Hilal-e-Imtiaz.png|width=130}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Diffa.png|width=130}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War.png|width=130}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War.png|width=130}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Baqa (1998).png|width=130}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Istaqlal (2002).png|width=130}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=10 years Service Medal.png|width=130}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=20 years Service Medal.png|width=130}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=30 years Service Medal.png|width=130}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=35 years Service Medal.png|width=130}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam.png|width=130}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Hijri Tamgha.png|width=130}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Jamhuriat Tamgha 1988.png|width=130}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha Pakistan.svg|width=130}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal, 2006.svg|width=130}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Command and Staff College Quetta Centenary Medal.svg|width=130}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;margin:1em auto; text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|(Military)]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(Crescent of Excellence)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Tamgha-e-Diffa]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(General Service Medal)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;u&amp;gt;[[Siachen conflict|Siachen Glacier Clasp]]&amp;lt;/u&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(War Star 1971)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(War Medal 1971)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Tamgha-e-Baqa]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;([[Chagai-I|Nuclear Test Medal]])&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;1998&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;([[2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff|Escalation with India Medal]])&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;2002&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Long service medals|10 Years Service Medal]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Long service medals|20 Years Service Medal]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Long service medals|30 Years Service Medal]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Long service medals|35 Years Service Medal]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(100th Birth Anniversary of&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]])&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;1976&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Hijri Tamgha]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(Hijri Medal)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;1979&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Jamhuriat Tamgha]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(Democracy Medal)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;1988&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(Resolution Day&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Golden Jubilee Medal)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;1990&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(Independence Day&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Golden Jubilee Medal)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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