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[[Commodore (rank)|Commodore]] '''Shahid Ashraf''' (born 1947), is a retired [[One-star rank|one-star]] rank [[admiral]] in the [[Pakistan Navy]] and a former spy whose role was central in a [[Karachi affair|massive military scandal]] took place during the [[Bainazir Bhuttoo|second administration]] of [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Benazir Bhutto]].<ref name="Express Tribune, 2010" />

He was accused to receiving [[Political corruption|monetary corruption]] when he led the [[Naval Intelligence (Pakistan)|Naval Intelligence]] office under the staff of Admiral [[Mansurul Haq]], the [[Chief of Naval Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Naval Staff]] from 1994 until 1997. He was subsequently [[General court-martial|court-martial]] but his matter was later subjected to [[cover-up]] by the [[Pakistani military]] under the [[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee|Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff]] General [[Pervez Musharraf]] in 1999.<ref name="Pakistan Herald Publications.2000">{{cite book|title=The Herald|date=2000|publisher=Pakistan Herald Publications.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p-Br2onsaRAC&q=Shahid+Ashraf+commodore|accessdate=1 April 2018|language=en}}</ref>

==Biography==
[[File:GalernaS71.jpg|250px|left|thumb|The ''Agosta 70A'' of the [[Spanish Navy]] in 2017. Ashraf reportedly accepted a bribe of [[Pakistan Rupee|₨.]] 1.5 million.<ref name="Express Tribune, 2010"/>]]
Shahid Ashraf was born in 1947, and joined the Navy in 1964.{{rp|298}}<ref name="International Hydrographic Bureau">{{cite book|last1=Organization|first1=International Hydrographic|title=Yearbook|date=1995|publisher=International Hydrographic Bureau|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xTEdAQAAIAAJ&q=Ashraf+born+1947|accessdate=1 April 2018|language=fr}}</ref> He saw the military actions during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] and the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].

In 1995, [[Captain (naval)|Captain]] Ashraf was appointed to the [[Naval Headquarters (Pakistan)|Naval Headquarters]] (NHQ) and was appointed as the [[Hydrographer of the Navy|Hydrographer]] of the [[Pakistan Navy Hydrographic Department|Navy Hydrographic Department]] under then-Admiral Mansurul Haq, the [[Chief of Naval Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Naval Staff]].{{rp|298}}<ref name="International Hydrographic Bureau"/>

In 1996, Captain Ashraf was promoted to [[One-star rank|one-star]] rank and was subsequently appointed as the [[Director-General]] of the [[Naval Intelligence (Pakistan)|Naval Intelligence]].{{rp|contents}}<ref name="Grosvenor House Publishing, Sehri, 2013">{{cite book|last1=Sehri|first1=Inam|title=Judges and Generals in Pakistan|date=2013|publisher=Grosvenor House Publishing|isbn=9781781482346|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZgRnAgAAQBAJ&dq=Shahid+Ashraf+navy&pg=PT407|accessdate=1 April 2018|language=en}}</ref>

During this time, [[Commodore (rank)|Commodore]] Ashraf was briefed by Naval Intelligence, led by Rear-Admiral Javed Iqbal,{{clarify|date=March 2021|reason=It says further on that Ashraf handed over command of Naval Intelligence, so who actually was in charge?}} on the [[Karachi affair|Navy receiving massive illegal financial credits]] from the [[French Navy]] under the auspices of Admiral Mansurul Haq.{{rp|contents}}<ref name="Grosvenor House Publishing, Sehri, 2013"/> Ashraf later confronted Haq, but joined the latter when Haq subsequently pressured him, according to the official inquiry of Naval Intelligence.{{rp|contents}}<ref name="Grosvenor House Publishing, Sehri, 2013"/> In 1997, Ashraf handed over command of Naval Intelligence to [[Rear-Admiral]] [[Tanvir Ahmed (admiral)|Tanvir Ahmed]] and traveled to [[Great Britain]] to attend the war course at the [[Royal College of Defence Studies]].{{rp|contents}}<ref name="Grosvenor House Publishing, Sehri, 2013"/>

In 1997, Ahmed eventually exposed the [[Karachi affair|military scandal]] after he led the arrests of Mansurul Haq and later wound up his operation when he requested the government to recall Commodore Ashraf from his overseas studies.{{rp|contents}}<ref name="Grosvenor House Publishing, Sehri, 2013"/> The [[Judge Advocate General Branch (Pakistan)|Navy JAG]] prosecution leveled charges against Ashraf of receiving [[Pakistan Rupee|₨.]] 1.5 million when he faced a court-martial at [[PNS Zafar|Zafar Naval base]] in [[Islamabad]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Summary of World Broadcasts: Asia, Pacific|date=1998|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tP1WAAAAMAAJ&q=Shahid+Ashraf+captain|accessdate=1 April 2018|language=en}}</ref> In 1998, Ashraf, along with Captains Liaquat Ali Malik and Z.U. Alvi, pleaded guilty of taking the bribes and was sentenced to imprisonment for nearly seven years.{{rp|16}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Summary of World Broadcasts: Asia, Pacific|date=1998|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tP1WAAAAMAAJ&q=Shahid+Ashraf+|language=en}}</ref>{{rp|42}}<ref>{{cite book|title=The Herald|date=2000|publisher=Pakistan Herald Publications.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p-Br2onsaRAC&q=commodore+Shahid+Ashraf+agosta|accessdate=2 April 2018|language=en}}</ref> However, Ashraf maintained in the court-martial that he had sought permission of leading an attempt to catch the [[foreign agent]] who was giving bribe money to naval officers, but was not allowed to do so by the NHQ.<ref name="News International, 2010">{{cite news|last1=etl.al.|first1=top story|title=DG Naval Intelligence ready to spill the beans|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/610048-dg-naval-intelligence-ready-to-spill-the-beans|accessdate=1 April 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|agency=News International|publisher=News International|date=20 November 2010|language=en}}</ref>

His case findings were later subjected to a military [[cover-up]] by [[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee|Chairman Joint Chiefs]] General [[Pervez Musharraf]] in 2000 from the inquiries of the [[National Accountability Bureau]].<ref name="Pakistan Herald Publications.2000" />

In 2010, Ashraf later blamed the outcomes of the scandals on the successive government led by Prime Minister [[Nawaz Sharif]] and senior naval officers in the NHQ, but declined to comment his role in receiving ₨. 1.5 million.<ref name="Express Tribune, 2010">{{cite news|title=Agosta submarine deal - Benazir, Zardari not involved: ex-naval spy chief - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/86201/agosta-submarine-deal-benazir-zardari-not-involved-ex-naval-spy-chief/|accessdate=1 April 2018|work=The Express Tribune|agency=Express Tribune|publisher=Express Tribune, 2010|date=5 December 2010}}</ref> He claimed that the corruption charges leveled against the [[Bhutto family|Bhutto-Zardari family]], were politically motivated when the [[Sharif family]] was the largest beneficiary of the Agosta submarine deals.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sharif|first1=Arshad|title=Kickbacks and Commissions in Agosta deal Part-2- Episode-97-Clip-1|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beijIQBf_Hk|publisher=Dawn Newspaper|accessdate=1 April 2018|date=29 December 2010}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cite web|title=ISLAMABAD: The submarine kickbacks Pandora's box reopened|url=https://www.opfblog.com/10057/islamabad-the-submarine-kickbacks-pandora%E2%80%99s-box-reopened/|website=Overseas Pakistani Friends|accessdate=1 April 2018|date=2 January 2010}}
*{{cite web|last1=Sharif|first1=Arshad|title=Kickbacks and Commissions in Agosta deal Part-2- Episode-97-Clip-1|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beijIQBf_Hk|publisher=Dawn Newspaper|accessdate=1 April 2018|date=29 December 2010}}
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