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Khan shunned the media in his later years |
During a career spanning nearly 50 years, Ghulam Ishaq Khan was at the centre of some of the most important developments in Pakistan's stormy history.
But the former president, who has died aged 91, kept his version of events to himself and his secrets have now gone to the grave with him.
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In 1955, when the entire western wing of the united Pakistan was grouped into a single province, Khan became its irrigation secretary and was involved in negotiations that led to a controversial river water distribution treaty with India.
The treaty still continues to be a source of friction between the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh.
Over subsequent years, Khan remained the head of the powerful Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda).
He was the federal finance secretary when Bangladesh seceded from Pakistan in 1971, and acted as the government's representative in facilitating the transfer of power from a defeated