Tariq Khan (general)

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Lieutenant-General Tariq Khan HI(M) LoM
طارق خان
Commander I Corps, Mangla
In office 2010–2014
Inspector General, Frontier Corps
In office 2008–2010
Personal details
Born	Tank, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Awards	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Kuwait Liberation Medal Legion of Merit Sword of Honour
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch/service	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1977 – 2014
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Unit	Armoured Corps
Commands	1st Armoured Division, Multan 14th Infantry Division, D.I. Khan Frontier Corps (KP) I Corps, Mangla
Battles/wars	Gulf War 1991 (Ar'ar Saudi Arabia) War in North-West Pakistan Operation Zalzala Operation Sherdil Operation Rah-e-Nijat

Lieutenant General Tariq Khan HI(M) LoM is a retired Pakistan Army general officer who was the Commander of I Strike Corps at Mangla.^[1] A war hero, he has been the Inspector General of the Frontier Corps from September 2008 till October 2010.^[2]

He has also commanded the 1st Armoured Division in Multan from 2006 to 2007 and then the 14th Infantry Division in South Waziristan till 2008. Khan gained fame when he led the Frontier Corps to victory against Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan in the Battle of Bajaur in 2009.^[3][4]