Colonel ® Shuja Khanzada (28 August – 16 August )
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Shuja Khanzada as a young cavalry officer.
On August 16, , Punjab Home Minister Colonel ® Shuja Khanzada was killed in a suicide attack in his hometown of Shadi Khan in Attock. He belonged to a military family and several family members served in British Indian army and junior civil service. His grandfather Subedar Major and Honorary Captain Ajaib Khan had served in British Indian army. Ajaib Khan was Subedar Major of 76th Punjabis (later 3rd Battalion of Ist Punjab Regiment and now 3rd Punjab Regiment of Pakistan army). He was with his battalion during First World War in Mesopotemia and won Indian Order of Merit (IOM) in an action. On May 15, , Ajab stormed a fort in Khafajiyah with six other soldiers. In this action, his orderly Sepoy Burhan Ali was killed in action and awarded posthumous IOM. Ajaib retired after a long service and was awarded OBE and OBI.
Ajaib’s one brother served in Indian Medical Service while three other brothers served in civil service in Hong Kong. Hashim Khan spent his whole career in post office department, Sardar Khan was chie
Two contrasting legacies
Khanzada essentially represented strategic transformation Pakistani civil-military ruling elite reluctantly embraced
In recent days, we have seen the deaths of two former military officers, Lt General (retd) Hamid Gul, known for his pan-Islamist ideas, and Colonel (retd) Shuja Khanzada, whom terrorists — the purported agents of pan-Islamism — took down along with at least 18 others.
The posthumous commentary on the two officers makes for an interesting study of their respective legacies. For instance, a flood of accolades followed Gul’s demise. Many grounded their appreciation for him citing his fierce patriotism, strategic planning, military professionalism, integrity, his love for radical forces (the Taliban) and anti-Americanism. These people never mentioned his key role in anti-democracy movements (creation of the IJI), as well as his support for forces which today are killing Afghans and Pakistanis.
Gul’s was a career defined by defiance. He preferred retirement over being app
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As an army officer, Khanzada fought in the Indo-Pakistani war, before partaking in the Siachen conflictin Retiring from the military, Khanzada entered politics in He was elected to the Punjab Provincial Assemblythrice, in , , and ; the latter as a PML (N)candidate from his native constituency in Attock.[1][2]Appointed Home Minister in , Khanzada spearheaded the campaign against terrorismand sectarian militancyin Punjab.
On 16 August , Khanzada was assassinated in a suicide attack at his political officein Shadikhan. The militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi(LeJ) claimed responsibility for the attack, in retaliation for the killing of LeJ chief Malik Ishaqduring Khanzada's tenure.
Early life
Khanzada was born in an agriculturist Pathan family belonging to the Yousafzai clan in Shadikhan, Attock. The Khanzada family of Attock was long involved in politics.[5] His grandfather Captain Ajab Khan was a member of the Indian Legislative A
Shuja Khanzada's services eulogized.
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Page URL: HTML link: Citations:LAHORE -- Former Punjab Home Minister Col. Shuja Khanzada was remembered for his indelible services towards the eradication of terrorism and holding peace in the province during the Punjab Assembly budget session here on Monday.
Giving out details of the budget for law and order during her
budget speech Provincial Finance Minister Ayesha Ghaus Pasha said that Col. Shuja Khanzada laid down his life for uprooting terrorism from the province and his sacrifice would always be remembered.
The Minister, during her budget speech, also paid tribute to the martyred masses, jawans of the military, police and law enforcement agencies who embraced martyrdom in the war against terror.
She also outlined the initiatives of the Punjab government of Mohammad Shehbaz Sharif which had introduced stringent measures under National Action Plan (NAP) and succeeded to ensure 67 percent cut down in terrorists incidents in the province during the current year.
The government has allocated billion rupees for the law and order for the fiscal year
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