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After commanding the II Corps in the war with India in 1971, Tikka Khan was promoted to four-star rank and appointed as the first chief of army staff of the Pakistan Army in 1972. As an army chief, Tikka Khan provided support to the Pakistan nuclear programme alongside bureaucrat Ghulam Ishaq Khan. [10]
Mar 26, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Tikka Khan, a prominent Pakistani army general who fought in World War II, Indo-Pakistani wars, and Bangladesh Liberation War. Find out his achievements, awards, ranks, and roles in different periods of Pakistan's history.
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Mar 30, 2002 · Gen. Tikka Khan, 87, the former chief of the Pakistani army who was once called the “Butcher of Bengal” for his ruthless crackdown on separatists in what became Bangladesh, died Thursday in...
Mar 29, 2002 · Pakistan's former army chief Tikka Khan - once known as the Butcher of Bengal for his actions against Bangladeshi separatists - has died after a long illness. He was 87.
Tikka Khan was a Pakistani military officer who served as the first chief of the army staff from 1972 to 1976. Along with Yahya Khan, he is considered a chief architect of the 1971 Bangladesh genocide which according to independent researchers led to the deaths of 300,000 to 500,000 people.
Mar 29, 2002 · The web page reports the death of Gen Tikka Khan, former army chief and PPP leader, in 2002. It also includes a condolence message from Benazir Bhutto and a brief biography of Tikka Khan.
Apr 15, 2002 · As martial law administrator of East Pakistan in 1971, Lt-General Tikka Khan earned the epithet "Butcher of Bangladesh". His job was to efface the separatist mass movement that was threatening to split his country and, by the end of the year, did.
