Tauqir Zia is a Pakistani former military officer and administrator who was the Chairman of the

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(PCB) between 1999 and 2003. In December 2003, he resigned from the chairmanship of the Pakistan Cricket Board.

Military career

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Tauqir Zia served as Director General Military Operations during the

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in 1999 with India. When General

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overthrew Prime Minister

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on 12 October 1999, he was serving as the

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Mangla, which is considered to be a key post in Pakistan's military circles after the 'Corps Commander Rawalpindi'.

Sports career

During Pervez Musharraf regime, he was appointed chairman,

in 1999. He resigned in 2003 after a controversy when his son,

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, was inducted in the

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References

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