Throughout the 1980s , the SSG and ISI were closely collaborating with the U.S. Special Forces and Special Activities Division in order to lead the secret operation known as Operation Cyclone . Mehmood was also a commanding officer of the fierce Battle for Hill 3234 in January 1988 , although the Soviet Airborne troops managed to hold their position . On 5 September 1986 , Pan Am Flight 73 was hijacked in Karachi , Sindh . He came to public prominence after having led the successful Operation PANAM to liberate the airline from terrorists . The hijackers opened fire on the SSG team , killing and injuring the passengers but soon all the hijackers were arrested and many lives were saved . Later , in 1987 – 88 , he led operations against criminals in Sindh
Pan Am Flight 73
Pan Am Flight 73
Tariq Mehmood