Ashraf Rashid, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ashraf Rashid

Pakistani general

Date of Birth: 23-May-1948

Place of Birth: Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Date of Death: 02-Oct-2004

Profession: military officer

Nationality: Pakistan

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Major General Ashraf Rashid (Punjabi, Urdu: ???? ?????) (May 23, 1948 – October 2, 2004) was a two-star general in the Pakistan Army and the colonel commandant of the Special Service Group division within the Pakistan Army from October 1995 to September 1999.
A career army special forces officer, he was responsible for conducting paramilitary operations and infiltrating Kashmiri militants on the Indian side of the Line of Control, which subsequently led to the Kargil War.
He resigned from his post in September 1999 following the intense pressure on Pakistan from international community to withdraw its military forces from Kargil.