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India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has approached its external affairs ministry with an unusual request. The Times of India reported on Wednesday that the CBI wants the ministry to facilitate a visit to India by the family of the founder of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence.
According to The Times, the man in question, Khan Bahadur Qurban Ali Khan, was also the first chief of the Special Police Establishment (SPE) in India, predecessor of the CBI. Khan is to be honoured posthumously during the upcoming Golden Jubilee celebrations of CBI.
Khan, who was an officer of the Indian police during British rule, will be among a host of former directors of the country’s premier spy agency who will be honoured at the event on April 6, according to reports. The CBI was founded in 1963 and has renamed a block in one of its academies after Khan as a mark of respect.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 4th, 2013.
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Samira I am surprised that you being from the family of this honorable man and you have not been contacted for this to India. So who is going in your due place, posing as his family? I wish you and your family my congrats on this proud moment and I also pray that whoever is trying to take your place and posing as his family, gets caught by CBI and sent to Indian jail.
Heloo this is to inform u people that I am grand daughter of Khan Qurban Ali Khan daughter of his eldest son Anwer ali khan. I by chance got to read this article and we were not informed of such an honorable event which is taking place. We all would also want to come to india to be honored and to feel proud. Plz contact us. And i would also want to have the detailz that have u contacted any one else regarding this . Regards samira