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Former army chief general (retd) Abdul Waheed Kakar dies aged 89

Pakistan Published 26 October 2026, 12:49 · archived 26 Oct 2026

Former chief of army staff general (retired) Abdul Waheed Kakar passed away in Rawalpindi on Monday, the military’s media wing said. President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and all ranks of Pakistan Army have expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Abdul Waheed Kakar. Commiserating with the bereaved family, they prayed for the departed soul. Kakar served as Pakistan’s chief of army staff from January 1993 to January 1996. He died at the age of 89. The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said t...

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