Título: Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Seção: Defence Secretary (1975-77)
Background: Ghulam Ishaq Khan (Urdu: Glm sHq khn; January 20, 1915 - 27 October 2006), was a Pakistani bureaucrat who served as the seventh President of Pakistan, elected in 1988 until his resignation in 1993. Raised in Bannu, Ghulam Ishaq graduated from Peshawar University and entered the Indian Civil Service, opting for Pakistan after the independence in 1947. Appointed the first chairman of the Water and Power Development Authority by President Ayub Khan in 1961, Ghulam Ishaq also served as Finance Secretary from 1966 to 1970. A year later, he was appointed Governor of the State Bank by President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, before being made Defence Secretary in 1975, assisting with Pakistan's atomic bomb programme.

Conteúdo: In 1975, Prime Minister Bhutto subsequently removed him from the State Bank, instead posting him at the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Khan was appointed Defence Secretary, which was fortuitous in that it brought him into close contact with the Pakistani military establishment. Though an unusual assignment for a financial expert, this appointment made him a powerful bureaucrat in the country. During that time, Khan became closer to General Zia-ul-Haq and had later coveted for General Zia-ul-Haq's appointment as the chief of army staff. As Defence Secretary, he helped manage Pakistan's large but integrated atomic bomb project and had been directly associated with the program. Khan was a vehement support of the program and saw it as a "national priory". He backed the advocacy of theorist Dr.Abdul Qadeer Khan and helped establishing the Engineering Research Laboratories in Kahuta. He headed the Uranium Coordination Board (UCB) which consisted of AGN Kazi, Munir Ahmad, and Agha Shahi; he later helped consolidate the efforts at ERL under Lt. Gen. Zahid Ali Akbar as its first military director. After approving the survey by General Akbar, he helped secure the funds for the ERL works and lobbying for General Akbar's promotion as the Engineer-in-Chief. Khan cemented close relations with Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan and Munir Ahmad Khan, and remained Qadeer Khan's staunch loyal. His involvement and support earned him the nickname as "Mr. Nuke" by the U.S. diplomats, while the new media dubbed hi

user: What position did Ghulam held in 1975?

assistant: Defence Secretary,

user: How long was he the ministry of defence?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Did he hold any other positions?

assistant: He headed the Uranium Coordination Board

user: What did he do as ministry of defense?

assistant: he helped manage Pakistan's large but integrated atomic bomb project and had been directly associated with the program.

user: And was he successful managin this project?

assistant: helped secure the funds for the ERL works and lobbying for General Akbar's promotion

user: What about other accomplishments?

assistant: helped consolidate the efforts at ERL under Lt. Gen. Zahid Ali Akbar as its first military director.

user: When did this happen?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Anythin else interesting about the article?

assistant: As Defence Secretary, he helped manage Pakistan's large but integrated atomic bomb project and had been directly associated with the program.