New Delhi: Ever since tensions between India and Pakistan escalated, there has been one man who is increasingly visible in the media. He is Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the Director General of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). He is seen addressing media briefing more often now, than earlier. This increased appearance in public has shifted focus on his family. Chaudhry is the son of Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood, a nuclear engineer.

The father of General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood was a nuclear engineer. Though revered by his own country, Mahmood faced sanctions from the UN for his alleged involvement with terrorist organisations, like the al-Qaeda.

He was reportedly working with the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission for close to a decade and helped build Pakistan’s nuclear infrastructure. He worked for the development of uranium enrichment plants and the design of reactors........

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