A rare photograph of late Pakistani military ruler Gen Ziaul Haq in Jordan, during what was known as Black September.

Zia was posted in Jordan from 1967 to 1970 as a brigadier, where he was involved in training and leading Jordan's military. He commanded their 2nd Division and played a key role in the Black September offensive, which led to the civil war between the Palestinians of Jordan represented by Yasir Arafat's Palestinian Liberation Organization, and the trans-Jordanians represented by the Jordanian Armed Forces led by King Hussein.

Yasir Arafat later said that the Jordanian army killed between 10,000 and 25,000 Palestinians. More conservative estimates put the number between 1,000 and 2,000. The armed conflict lasted until July 1971, and ended with the expulsion of the PLO and thousands of Palestinian fighters to Lebanon.

Israeli Military leader Moshe Dayan is quoted as saying that Hussein "killed more Palestinians in eleven days than Israel could kill in twenty years".

Comments (3 comments)

god help us

Posted: Friday, May 31, 2013 by assad from england

It is said that Zia was promoted as a general on personal recommendation of King Hussain, due to his key role in Black September offensive.

Posted: Saturday, May 25, 2013 by Haseeb Khan from Lahore

Burn in hell, Zia....

Posted: Saturday, May 25, 2013 by Soodi Jaan from Riyadh