Rashid Qureshi | |
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| Director General of the ISPR | |
| In office November 1998 – May 2003 | |
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| Born | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Pakistan Military Academy |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1971–2005 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Comd 2AK Bde As A Brig.1996-97 |
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Rashid Qureshi, (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is a retired two-star general[1] of the Pakistan Army who served as Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations.
Military career[edit | edit source]
Qureshi was commissioned in the Pakistan Army on 17 April 1971 in the 44th PMA Long Course.[2] 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 (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 to General Pervez Musharraf at the Joint Chief of Staff Committee Secretariat.[3]
Inter-services public relations[edit | edit source]
In 1998, Qureshi joined the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).He was made director-general of the ISPR.
He was also a principal military spokesperson of General Pervez Musharraf.[4]
He retired from the Pakistan Army in 2005 and currently resides in Islamabad, Pakistan.
2007 helicopter crash[edit | edit source]
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.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Rashid Qureshi posted as DG National Guards Dawn (newspaper), Published 12 May 2003, Retrieved 27 March 2019
- ↑ 44th PMA Lahore chapter holds get together DailyTimes, Published 18 April 2011, Retrieved 27 March 2019
- ↑ "Here is Why Pakistan Became America's Ally in War on Terror Post 9/11". YouTube.
- ↑ Pakistan Says India Tensions Peaking Again After Soldier's Death Agence France Presse, Published 23 June 2002, Retrieved 27 March 2019
- ↑ Masood, Salman (9 October 2007). "Copter Escorting Musharraf Crashes". The New York Times.
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| Preceded by Ghazanfar Ali |
Director General of the ISPR 1998–2003 |
Succeeded by Shaukat Sultan |