| Served in the elite Special Services Group |
1966-1972 |
| Chief of Army Staff |
October 1998 |
| Overthrew Sharif’s government |
October 12, 1999 |
| Becomes President of Pakistan |
June 2001 |
| Carried out Lal Masjid operation |
July 2007 |
| Suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry |
March 2007 |
| Imposed a state of emergency |
November 3, 2007 |
| Resigned from his position of army chief |
November, 2007 |
| Lifted emergency |
December 15, 2007 |
| Resigned from office |
August 18, 2008 |
| Launched his political party (APML) |
2010 |
| Return to Pakistan |
March 24, 2013 |