Abaidullah Khan was of the Kashmiri Pathan descent who lost both of his parents at the age of nine during the Indian partition and the first war with India in 1947, and was cared in the foster home.
12 Facts About Abaidullah Khan
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Abaidullah Khan was serving as the Second in Command of PNS Hangor, when it was deployed in the Arabian Sea, serving on the Western front of the third war with India.
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Abaidullah Khan was instrumental in the control room to identify the exact coordinates and positions of Indian warships that ultimately sank INS Khurki under the command of Capt.
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Abaidullah Khan was honored with the gallantry award and attended a course on War studies at the National Defence University, Islamabad, eventually gaining Master of Science in 1980.
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Abaidullah Khan commanded the Squadron as its officer in tactical command.
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Abaidullah Khan was later attached as a Naval attache to the Royal Navy at the High Commission of Pakistan, London.
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Abaidullah Khan was promoted to Fleet Commander Commander, Pakistan Fleet, where he was instrumental in providing the strong advocacy for acquiring the whole squadron of the Type-21 frigates from the Royal Navy, attending the ceremony with British Vice Admiral Roy Newman, the Flag Officer Plymouth, who handed over the Ambuscade that was designated as Tariq as the lead ship.
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Abaidullah Khan took over the command of the Submarine Command and was posted as the DCNS at the Navy NHQ.
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Abaidullah Khan provided his strong lobbying and advocacy for acquiring the AIP technology from France through the technology transfer rather than acquiring the Upholder from the United Kingdom.
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Abaidullah Khan who was trained in French submarine had played a pivotal role in convincing the government of acquiring the AIP technology from France on a long-term strategic view, and this extremely controversial contract was eventually signed in 1994 with France despite Adm.
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In 1995, Vice-Admiral Abaidullah Khan was elevated as Vice Chief of Naval Staff, and was taken as secondment by Benazir Bhutto's administration as chairman of the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation in 1996, which he served through service extension until 2000 when he retired from his 42 year long military service.
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Abaidullah Khan participated as a chief guest the in celebration "to honor the submarine to eulogize the events in 1971", while inspecting the submarine museum, Pakistan Naval Museum in Karachi.