(Urdu:مست گل) Haroon Khan, a resident of Khwaja town area in Peshawar popularly known by his nom de guerre Mubashir peerzada was an ex-Commander of the kashmiri rebel outfit Hizbul Mujahideen expelled in 2001 from the organization for some "awful acts".[1] He grew to international fame when he was being hounded by Indian troopers in Charar-i-Sharief. The town was cracked down by Indian troopers for almost a month killing almost 20 rebels yet Gul managed to escape mysteriously. Whole town including the famous shrine of Sheikh Noor-ud-din Wali was gutted in the siege. He grew into a hero after his mysterious escape, proved by the slogan:
Tschar bani hani hani, Mast Gul kati bani (Charar [nickname for Charar-i-Sharief] will be constructed brick by brick, Wherefrom would another Mast Gul come)
Presently[]
The residents of Charar-i-Sharief say that he was helped by local Militants but BJPs Jaswand Singh said he escorted all the way to LoC during his escape.[2] He surfaced in Muzzafarabad on August 2, 1995.
His name figured in the attacks carried out by Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan in Pakistan's Peshawar areas and is believed to be the commander of the same outfit.[3]
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- ↑ http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/once-a-poster-boy-of-kashmir-militancy-mast-gul-declared-villain-by-hizbul/story-c3OAie2h2mK0F0oHlgNZiM.html
- ↑ http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/mast-gul-escorted-to-loc-after-shrine-siege-jaswant/980573/
- ↑ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/major-mast-gul-charar-e-sharif-hizb-ul-mujahideen-jaswant-singh/1/345288.html
The original article can be found at Mast Gul and the edit history here.