Iftikhar Qaisar his time in London as he actively participated in dozens during his formative time in the UK. When Benazir Bhutto was forced as a political exile to London Iftikhar Qaisar was requested to read his popular and patriotic poetry at her massive public rallies. His first poetry book Samander Maen Samander was first published in 1991 by Alhamd Publications (Lahore, Pakistan) - several editions followed. At the height of activity in his poetic life during the eighties and early nineties many great Urdu and Punjabi poets appreciated his poetry in their interviews and writing. The great poets and critics who
Iftikhar Hussain Shah Army Air Defence and Air Force Staff College. He has served in Saudi Arabia and also in India where he was Defence and Army Attaché. In 1993, Iftikhar Hussain Shah served in Inter-Services Intelligence as the Deputy DG of External Wing under Lt Gen Javed Ashraf Qazi. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General in 1996 and remained Director General Joint Staff in Joint Staff Headquarters and commanded Army Air Defence Command. After his retirement from the Army in the year 2000 he was appointed Minister for Communications and later he became Governor of NWFP, a position which