Tariq Khan (general)
Tariq Khan | |
|---|---|
| طارق خان | |
| Commander I Corps, Mangla | |
| In office 2010–2014 | |
| Inspector General, Frontier Corps | |
| In office 2008–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tank, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Awards | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Kuwait Liberation Medal Legion of Merit Sword of Honour |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Branch/service | Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1977 – 2014 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Unit | Armoured Corps |
| Commands | 1st Armoured Division, Multan 14th Infantry Division, D.I. Khan Frontier Corps (KP) I Corps, Mangla |
| Battles/wars | |
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Tariq Khan HI(M) LoM is a retired Pakistan Army general officer who was the Commander of I Strike Corps at Mangla. A war hero, he has been the Inspector General of the Frontier Corps from September 2008 till October 2010.
He has also commanded the 1st Armoured Division in Multan from 2006 to 2007 and then the 14th Infantry Division in South Waziristan till 2008. Khan gained fame when he led the Frontier Corps to victory against Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan in the Battle of Bajaur in 2009.