Malik Saad

Malik Saad was a Pakistani police officer who served as the Chief Capital City Police Officer of Peshawar from 2006 to 2007. He was in charge of security in the provincial capital of Peshawar. He was born in Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on 19 May 1959. He was the son of Akram Khan Swati, a businessman and mayor of Bombay. He moved to Karachi with his father after completing his primary education. He belonged to the Swati tribe. He joined the Police Service of Pakistan in 1982 and served in various positions and ranks in Balochistan, Sindh, and Punjab. He became an encounter specialist and was involved in many shoot-outs and operations against the enemies of law and order. He was suspended and reinstated several times due to his controversial methods and allegations of extra-judicial killings. He was appointed as the Chief Capital City Police Officer of Peshawar in 2006 and was responsible for combating terrorism and extremism in Peshawar. He fought bravely against the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other extremist groups. He received many awards and honors for his bravery and service, such as the Pakistan Police Medal, the Quaid-e-Azam Police Medal, the Nishan-e-Shujaat and the Herald's Person of the Year. He also received tributes from various national and international figures, such as the president and prime minister of Pakistan, Bill Gates, and Malala Yousafzai. He was regarded as one of the most influential and respected police officers in the history of Pakistan. He was killed in a suicide attack on 27 January 2007, along with 12 other people, when a bomber targeted his convoy on the Dhaki Dalgaran Road in Peshawar. The TTP claimed responsibility for the attack and said that they had killed him for his operations against them. He was buried in Kohat and mourned by the whole nation. He is regarded as a martyr and a hero by the people of Pakistan.