Haider and other PAF officers discovered with great awe and excitement that President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto sacked Saeedullah Khan, Khaqan Abbasi, and Zafar Chaudhry from their duties due to allegations of intrigue and witch-hunting.

Saeedullah and Khaqan were not allowed to attend their offices and were unceremoniously and prematurely retired when the PAF command changed under Bhutto.

Sajad further notes that Saeedullah Khan retired "into oblivion", playing the stock market with Hamid Qureshi, a 1965 War drop-out.

[5] In July 1998, Saeedullah was among 63 retired Pakistani, Indian, and Bengali armed forces personnel who signed an agreement urging Pakistan and India to refrain from developing nuclear weapons.

[6][7] Air Chief Marshal Anwar Shamim recalled, "I learnt a lot especially from Group Captain Saeedullah Khan.

Saeedullah Khan was commissioned into the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) on 17 September 1945, after graduating from the 38th course of the No.

[9] After the Partition of British India, he opted for the Royal Pakistan Air Force (RPAF).

[2] In 1948, Flight Lieutenant Saeedullah Khan was instructing Flying Officer Saleem-el-Edroos in dogfight maneuvers when Edroos crashed, resulting in a fatal accident.