Rokke Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Hindustan Times:Major General Naseerullah Babar, 82, the man credited with creating the Taliban, passed away due to protracted illness in a Peshawar hospital on Monday. A retired army officer who had trained in Dehra Dun, Babar served as Pakistan's interior minister during Benazir Bhutto's second term in government from 1993-1996. In 1996, he led the operation against Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) party in Karachi and arrested hundreds of activists on charges that they were involved in anti-state activities, including links with India. In the mid 90's, Babar as interior minister led a convoy of trucks into Afghanistan to open up trade in the country. He is also remembered for his singular support for the Taliban militia, although he retired from public life before the Taliban finally emerged as a force.He was suffering paralysis for last two and half years and was under treatment at Combined Military Hospital, Peshawar, where he died on Monday. He was buried in his ancestral graveyard in Pirpai, Nowshera. He is survived by wife and daughter.Born in 1928, Babar served in the Pakistan Army from 1948 to 1974 and joined the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the 1970s. He was considered to be extremely close to the late Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rokke Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 That's kind of a catchy headline. Good riddence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evad Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Damn!! I'm getting all misty here Rokke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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