Pakistan–Soviet Union relations
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Pakistan and the Soviet Union had complex and tense relations. During the Cold War (1947–1991), Pakistan was a part of Western Bloc of the First World and a close ally of the United States.
Mothers of Soviet soldiers meeting at the Pakistani Embassy, Moscow appealing to the Bhutto government for rescuing Soviet soldiers from captivity. It was not until 1992 when the Sharif government released the details of soldiers.
Muhammad Ayub Khan
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Muhammad Ayub Khan, widely known as Ayub Khan was a Pakistani army officer who served as the second president of Pakistan from 1958 to 1969. He previously served as the third Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army from 1951 to 1958.
Khan in West Germany in 1961
General Ayub Khan as C-in-C of the Pakistan Army, in his office, 23 January 1951
Ayub Khan in 1958 with H. S. Suhrawardy and Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Bakar
Ayub Khan (back row, second from the right) with Elizabeth II, former Queen of Pakistan at the 1960 Commonwealth Prime Minister's Conference, Windsor Castle