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Faiz Ali Chishti

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Faiz Ali Chishti
Born1927 (1927)
Punjab Province, British India
Died (aged 97)
Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Allegiance British India (1927–1947)
Pakistan (1947–2024)
Branch
 British Indian Army
 Pakistan Army
Service years
1946–1980
Rank
Lieutenant General
CommandsX Corps

Faiz Ali Chishti (Urdu: فیض علی چشتی;[1] 1927 – 23 December 2024) was a Pakistani general and Corps commander of X Corps.[2][3][4][5] He was born in Punjab in 1927. He joined the British Indian army in 1946 as an artillery officer and later joined the Pakistani army after partition in 1947. He was from 60 Medium Regiment Artillery in which he was later posted as CO (Commanding Officer).

Chishti was the architect of the 1977 martial law imposed in Pakistan, commanding the Corps of Military Police that held many political prisoners at that time.[6][7][8] He wrote the book Betrayals of Another Kind. Islam, Democracy and the Army in Pakistan [9] detailing President Zia-ul-Haq and the 1977 Pakistani military coup.[10][11] He died after a prolonged illness at the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) Rawalpindi Cantt, on 23 December 2024, at the age of 97.[12]

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  1. ↑ HAKEEM, YASIR (23 December 2024). "لیفٹیننٹ جنرل ( ر ) فیض علی چشتی طویل علالت کے بعد انتقال کر گئے". samaa.tv (in Urdu). Samaa. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "SMOKERS' CORNER: BEHIND ZIA'S IRON MASK". dawn.
  3. ↑ "What exactly were the ex-servicemen of Pakistan doing while in service?". pakteahouse. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Chishti demands death penalty for ex-generals". nation.com.pk.
  5. ↑ "Lt General Faiz Ali Chisti's wife expires". nation.com.pk.
  6. ↑ "Murshid, Marwa Na Daina". newslinemagazine.
  7. ↑ "A leaf from history: Zia's planned precision". dawn.
  8. ↑ "Pakistan's General Problem". openthemagazine.
  9. ↑ "Betrayals of Another Kind. Islam, Democracy and the Army in Pakistan". abebooks.
  10. ↑ "Professionalism and Discipline of Armed Forces in a Society with Repeated Military Interventions — Case of Pakistani Armed Forces". defencejournal. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Pakistan's Black Day". thediplomat.
  12. ↑ لیفٹیننٹ جنرل (ر) فیض علی چشتی طویل علالت کے بعد راولپنڈی میں انتقال کرگئے (in Urdu)
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