Mast Gul

(Urdu:) Haroon Khan, a resident of Khwaja town area in Peshawar popularly known by his nom de guerre Mubashir peerzada was an ex-Commander of the kashmiri rebel outfit Hizbul Mujahideen expelled in 2001 from the organization for some "awful acts". He grew to international fame when he was being hounded by Indian troopers in Charar-i-Sharief. The town was cracked down by Indian troopers for almost a month killing almost 20 rebels yet Gul managed to escape mysteriously. Whole town including the famous shrine of Sheikh Noor-ud-din Wali was gutted in the siege. He grew into a hero after his mysterious escape, proved by the slogan:

''Tschar bani hani hani, Mast Gul kati bani (Charar [nickname for Charar-i-Sharief] will be constructed brick by brick, Wherefrom would another Mast Gul come)''

Presently
The residents of Charar-i-Sharief say that he was helped by local Militants but BJPs Jaswand Singh said he escorted all the way to LoC during his escape. He surfaced in Muzzafarabad on August 2, 1995.

His name figured in the attacks carried out by Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan in Pakistan's Peshawar areas and is believed to be the commander of the same outfit.