He has also served as Chairman Askari Bank, and was the top choice for media representation by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

[citation needed] Promoted to brigadier in 1983, he left for the UK to attend Royal College of Defence Studies course in 1984 and was the first Pakistani officer whose thesis was published in Seaford House papers.

[citation needed] After retirement in March 1997, he was installed as the Governor of Sindh province by the Nawaz Sharif government.

[citation needed] During his time as Interior Minister he was very involved in hunting down and bringing to justice the killers of American Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

[citation needed] During his tenure his work was not just limited to his ministry, but he also played a major role in foreign relations, visiting several countries and interacting with heads of states.