Babrak Karmal Parchamite faction found itself under significant pressure by the Khalqists soon after taking power. In June 1978, a PDPA Central Committee meeting voted in favor of giving the Khalqist faction exclusive control over PDPA policy. This decision was followed by a failed Parchamite coup, after which Hafizullah Amin, a Khalqist, initiated a purge against the Parchamites. Karmal survived this purge but was exiled to Prague. Karmal remained in exile until December 1979, when the Soviet Union intervened in Afghanistan (with the consent of Amin's government) to stabilize the country. The Soviet troops staged a coup and assassinated Amin. Karmal had
Sultan Ali Lakhani partner of Hassan Nawaz, son of the former Prime Miniser, Nawaz Sharif. Lakhani is also the owner of Lakson Group and also was the Honorary Consul of Mexico in Pakistan. In August 2011, Lakhani received the Hilal-i-Imtiaz conferred by then President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari. Sultan Ali Lakhani Sultan Ali Lakhani is a Pakistani businessman and former senator who is founder of Lakson Group. He was the member of the Senate of Pakistan from March 1988 to March 1994. He was born on 24 July 1948 in Gondia, Maharashtra, India. He holds degree in Economics from the University of