Military Career
Khawaja gained commission in Pakistan Air Force in January 1971. He completed his aviation training to became an aviator of Alouette III, and was selected to sent to PAF Special Warfare School. After his graduation in JUNE 1973, Khawaja as flying officer, was selected and joined the 312th Special Service Wing as a flight specialist. A former member of Special Service Wing, Squadron Leader Khawaja actviely participated in Soviet war in Afghanistan along with elite Black Storks, also known as Special Service Group. In 1985, Squadron Leader Khawaja pursued his career to became an intelligence officer. After passing the selection exam, Khawaja joined ISI where he actively participated in Soviet war in Afghanistan. In 1987, former President and Chief of Army Staff General Zia-ul-Haq dismissed him from his position for his "outspoken views", a subsequent forced-retirement given by the Pakistan's Judge Advocate General Branch in 1987.
| “ | We don't believe in killing innocent people, but we would certainly like to send you into the Stone Age the same way you have sent us into the Stone Age...a slave normally hates his master | ” |
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—Khalid Khawaja, 2005 |
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