He is credited with the capture of Mirpur,[1][2] He was also allegedly involved with the Rawalpindi Conspiracy and the Poonch Uprising.

He was with Fusiliers for 18 months and served as a King's Commissioned Indian Officer for 2 years.

He participated in World War II and was posted to 3rd Battalion of 1st Punjab Regiment in the Middle East and Italy.

[1] According to his personal memoirs, during the 1955 Poonch uprising against the state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Khan of Mong was involved in the rallying of support for the movement.

He fled to Indian-administered Kashmir and was later accused by Pakistan Government of being a double agent, attempting to gather resources and ammunition to instigate a movement against the state.