 He made significant contribution to the leadership development within the Pakistan Army as an Instructor at the Pakistan Military Academy, School of Infantry and Tactics, Command and Staff College, Quetta and as the Chief Instructor at National Defence College, Islamabad from December 1996 to December 1998.He retired from the army as Vice Chief of General Staff (VCGS) in July 2001.He also served as the colonel commandant of Azad Kashmir Regiment till April 2003.