He commanded his parent unit on the LOC, an infantry brigade in Operation AL-MIZAN, a de-radicalization institute, Azad Kashmir Regimental Centre and a multinational force under UN mandate at Darfur, Sudan.
He holds an MPhil degree in peace and conflict studies from NDU, Islamabad, besides four master’s degrees in English with linguistics, business administration, defence management and education management. He is a chartered fellow of Institute of Logistics and Transport, UK. He also has five professional certifications of 24 weeks in HRM besides a dozen certifications in a wide variety of subjects including social psychology, cultural anthropology, international law, international relations, philosophy, learning techniques, mass communication, mass media, basic nutrition and counter terrorism.