Javed Burki ( ur, ; born 8 May 1938) is a Pakistani former

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er who played in 25 Test matches from 1960 to 1969 to eventually become an ICC match referee. Burki received his early education from Saint Mary's Academy at Rawalpindi. He also played cricket while studying at

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(1958–1960). Javed Burki is the son of General

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(1900–1988). General Burki's sister-in-law, Shaukat Khanum (Burki), was the mother of

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, the former

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. Another of Burki's cousins, Majid Khan, also served as Pakistan's cricket captain. Burki's brothers include Dr. Nausherwan Khan Burki, a founding member of the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, and

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, a career civil servant Interior Secretary. After retiring from cricket, Burki joined the Pakistan Civil Service as part of the District Management

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– NWFP eventually working his way up to become Secretary to Government of Pakistan's

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and Secretary

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(WAPDA). Burki also served as CEO of Pakistan Automobile Corporation (PACO) under whose leadership Pakistan's first locally assembled car company, the Pak Suzuki Motor Company, was launched. During the dictatorship of General

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Burki objected to the questionable military vehicle procurement process by senior serving members of Pakistan's Army. To silence him, Burki and his partner Muzzamil Niazi were both arrested on 19 December 2002, in Islamabad and Lahore respectively, and taken to Karachi Central Jail.

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