LAHORE, Feb 1: Gen A. K. Niazi (retired) died of a cardiac arrest here at the CMH on Sunday. He was 89. His daughter, Ms Rauf, told Dawn that he had suffered another heart attack some two weeks ago but his condition improved.

On Sunday, he fell ill after breakfast and was taken to the CMH where he breathed his last. Born in 1915 in Mianwali, he took commission in the army in 1942. He was awarded MC in the World War II and Hilal-i-Jurrat in 1965's war against India.

He was commander of the eastern command in the 1971 war and surrendered to Indian Gen Jagjeet Singh Arora in Dhaka. He leaves behind two sons and three daughters.