[8] His appearance in 1951 was described as a "thickset man with a black beard" who "wore a brown embroidered woollen chugha (cloak) over his shalwar qamiz".

[12] A Pakistani enquiry in 1947 states that "after the present dynasty seized the throne of Kabul, Mazarak, the elder brother of Said Akbar, was given the rank of Naib Salar.

"[13] In April 1944, Mazrak led an ambush against government troops in the Southern province,[14] after which he was beaten back and forced to retreat into the hills.

[20] Nonetheless, Mazrak and his brother Sher Muhd Khan continued to fight,[21] refusing to surrender until 11 January 1947.

[25] On 16 October 1951, Mazrak's brother, Saad Akbar Babrak, shot and killed Liaquat Ali Khan, the prime minister of Pakistan.

[10] Mazrak insisted that his brother did not kill the Prime Minister and stated that he was still getting a stipend ($255 monthly[26]) from the Pakistani government which was his only source of income and which was enough for his living and occasional trips to holiday resorts.