▁among ▁the ▁military ▁cad ets , ▁serving ▁as ▁their ▁section ▁leader . ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁Command ▁and ▁Staff ▁College ▁in ▁Canada , ▁and ▁earned ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Def ence ▁University ▁in ▁Islam abad . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁war ▁with ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Capt . ▁Khan ▁served ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁command ing ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁Caval ry ▁in ▁Front ier ▁Force ▁Regiment . ▁In ▁views ▁of ▁Mah m ud ▁Ali ▁Dur ran i , ▁the ▁former ▁NS A ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁government , ▁Capt . ▁Khan ▁was ▁noted ▁for ▁his ▁leadership ▁in ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁t anks ▁in ▁the ▁Arm oured ▁Corps ▁and ▁quoted : ▁" With ▁an ▁excellent ▁command ing ▁officer ▁and ▁sound ▁senior ▁officers , ▁our ▁Regiment ▁ 2 5 ▁Caval ry ▁was ▁jel led ▁into ▁a ▁highly ▁professional ▁force ▁which ▁proved ▁its ▁met t le ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁war ▁with ▁India ▁and ▁earned ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁' Men ▁of ▁Ste el ' ." ▁He ▁later ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁war ▁with ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Major - General ▁Khan ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁R angers ▁on ▁P un j ab ▁section ▁and ▁served ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁elev ated ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁secretary ▁at ▁the ▁Army ▁G H Q ▁in ▁Raw al p indi .