Sardar Anwar Khan received his early education from Tain and then got recruited in the Pakistan Air Force on 7 January 1963 and was allotted the service number PA-66705.

He served the air force until October 1966 when he was then selected for commission in the Pakistan Army.

During a span of 35 years of his distinguished army career, he held various important commands of staff and instructional appointments.

He made significant contribution to the leadership development within the Pakistan Army as an Instructor at the Pakistan Military Academy, School of Infantry and Tactics, Command and Staff College, Quetta and as the Chief Instructor at National Defence College, Islamabad from December 1996 to December 1998.

He also served as the colonel commandant of Azad Kashmir Regiment till April 2003.