In March 1972 Gul Hasan was summoned to the President's house alongwith Air Marshal Rahim Khan and made to sign his resignation. Subsequently Punjab governor Ghulam Mustafa Khar drove him in his car with Communications Minister Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi holding a gun on his head to the Punjab governor's house. The elegant house had two most unwilling guests who were later despatched as ambassadors. Meanwhile the post of Army C in C was abolished. Dr Mubashir Hasan the Finance minister brought Gen Tikka Khan in a helicopter to Rawalpindi to take over as Chief of Army Staff
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