Tariq Khan (general)

Tariq Khan HI(M) LoM is a retired Pakistan Army general officer who was the Commander of I Strike Corps at Mangla.^[1] A war hero, he has been the Inspector General of the Frontier Corps from September 2008 till October 2010.^[2]

Lieutenant-General Tariq Khan HI(M) LoM
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	Gulf War War in North-West Pakistan Operation Zalzala Operation Sherdil Operation Rah-e-Nijat

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.^[3][4]

Pakistan Army career

Tariq Khan belongs to the Tank area of Pakistan. He was commissioned in the Armoured Corps in the 55th PMA Long Course on 16 April 1977 and was awarded the Sword of Honour from the Pakistan Military Academy. He has participated in the First Gulf War of 1991, and contributed towards the international effort in the War on Terrorism as Pakistan's Senior National Representative at CENTCOM, Tampa, Florida from 2004 to 2005.^{[citation needed]}

Khan was then promoted to major general in 2006 and commanded an armoured division in Multan and later an infantry division in South Waziristan leading Operation Zalzala against the militants.^[5] After commanding an infantry division, Maj Gen Tariq was posted as IG FC KPK, where he changed FC from a ragtag group of fighters into a force on par with Pakistan Army. As IG FC, he commanded the spearhead of Pakistan's war against terror. On 1 October 2010 he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and appointed Corps Commander Mangla and Commander Central Command.^[1]

Honors

The officer has been successful in turning the Frontier Corps around from a force in great difficulty into a highly professional one which has seen great successes in its recent operations against the militants in Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. On 9 December 2007, Tariq Khan received United States Legion of Merit for meritorious services as a liaison officer at CENTCOM during Operation Enduring Freedom.^{[citation needed]}

Awards and decorations

Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) (Crescent of Excellence) 2013	Tamgha-e-Baqa (Nuclear Test Medal) 1998	Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan (Escalation with India Medal) 2002	10 Years Service Medal
20 Years Service Medal	30 Years Service Medal	35 Years Service Medal	Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e- Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam (100th Birth Anniversary of Muhammad Ali Jinnah) 1976
Hijri Tamgha (Hijri Medal) 1979	Jamhuriat Tamgha (Democracy Medal) 1988	Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha (Resolution Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1990	Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan (Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1997
Command & Staff College Quetta Instructor's Medal	Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) (Gulf War 1991)	Nuth al-Markat (Combat Medal) Saudi Arabia (Gulf War 1991)	The Legion of Merit (Degree of Officer) (United States) 2007

Foreign Decorations

Foreign Awards
Saudi Arabia	Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) (Gulf War 1991)
Saudi Arabia	Nuth al-Markat (Combat Medal) (Gulf War 1991)
USA	The Legion of Merit (Degree of Officer)