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Tarzan was famous for his football. Petaro never
produced another footballer like him. His speed
and football kicks ensured that the college team
never lost a football match. Goal keepers would
prefer to leave the goal post when Tarzan would
kick the ball in a penalty stroke. He was a member of the
College Football Team, and is celebrated for being a part of
the Famous Forties in 1966 and 1967.
Tarzan belongs to the Hazara tribe in Balochistan.
When he left Petaro, Cdr. Firoz Shah guided him to
join the Pakistan Army. He rose up to become
a Lt. Colonel in the army before he retired in the
mid-1990s.
While he was in the army, he was the star football
player. He was a member of the Pakistan Football
team. In later years, he became the coach of the
Pakistan National Football Team and the PIA
Football Team.
After retiring from the army, he got a job on
contract with the Pakistan International Airlines
(PIA). He then set up a bakery at DHA, Karachi
called the Petarian French Bakery.
Tarzan ran for provincial elections in Balochistan
in 2002 and won a seat on the provincial assembly
as an independent. He then joined the Balochistan
Government and was given the portfolio of
Provincial Minister for Environment, Forests,
Sports and Youth. He remained a minister until the
end of the tenure in 2007.
He ran again for elections in 2008, but lost his
seat by a narrow margin.
Tarzan now has his own business in Quetta.
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