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THREAD: Who is Brig Yasub Dogar?
Brig Yasub Dogar was a Pakistani officer who served in the #SSG & #ISI. He was from the ISI's Covert Action Division (CAD) based on the #CIA's Special Activities Division (SAD). He is mostly known for his services during Afghan Soviet war.
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Brig Yasub Dogar was a Pakistani officer who served in the #SSG & #ISI. He was from the ISI's Covert Action Division (CAD) based on the #CIA's Special Activities Division (SAD). He is mostly known for his services during Afghan Soviet war.
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Brig Yasub was a pioneering member of the Special Services Group (#SSG) Commandos, commanded guides Infantry (FF), an armored infantry battalion and commanded the operational Brigade at #Siachin. He served in key command, staff and intelligence assignments in #Afghanistan.
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He had a long and deep association with the Afghan war and knew all key Afghan Mujahideen figures. Brig Yasub was a very close associate of the famous Col Sultan Amir Tarar also known as Col Imam.
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#Pakistan military confirms terrorists operating in #Balochistan killed LtCol Laiq Baig Mirza, an officer posted in #Quetta who was on a private visit with a civilian cousin to tourist attraction #Ziarat. Mirza was killed during a rescue op. Op underway to free the hostage. /1
Shaheed LtCol Laiq Baig Mirza's cousin is still in the custody of the terrorists. Here is the official military statement by #ISPR on the rescue operation that involved #SSG commandos: /2
On night 12 / 13 July 2022, a group of 10-12 Terrorists abducted Lieutenant Colonel Laiq Baig Mirza (serving in DHA Quetta) and his cousin Mr Umer Javed while returning to Quetta near Warchoom, Ziarat, after having visited Quaid's residency. /3
Formation of MI-8 and Puma during Exercise Golden Eagle - May 1982
This was the first ever General Headquarters controlled joint Army Aviation and Special Services
Group exercise named’ Golden Eagle’ conducted by Chief of General Staff.
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This was the first ever General Headquarters controlled joint Army Aviation and Special Services
Group exercise named’ Golden Eagle’ conducted by Chief of General Staff.
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It involved dawn-dusk heliborne
operations with #SSG troops. This exercise was held in area Haripur and Mansehra with participation by 4 #Army #Aviation Squadron (MI-8 ); 25 Army Aviation #Squadron along with additional crew from 21 Aviation Squadron.
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operations with #SSG troops. This exercise was held in area Haripur and Mansehra with participation by 4 #Army #Aviation Squadron (MI-8 ); 25 Army Aviation #Squadron along with additional crew from 21 Aviation Squadron.
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#Reconnaissance started on 5 May 1982 and verbal orders were given on 13 May. Squadrons moved out on 28 May in area Haripur. The first mission of re-supply to commandos was carried out on 1 June 1982.
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Story of #Pakistan becoming Nuclear state on 28th may 1998 in newspaper clippings from 1998: #Nuclear #YomeTakbir #Kashmir #یوم_تکبیر
In the 1998 Indian general election the BJP emerged as the single-largest party and Atal Bihari Vajpayee became PM of #india on 11 may 1996 ... 2/n #یوم_تکبیر
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was member of the same #BJP who organised a rally at the site of Babri Masjid involving 150,000 volunteers, known as kar sevaks. The rally turned violent, and the crowd overwhelmed security forces and tore down the masjid 3/n #یوم_تکبیر
