Lavr Kornilov vs Raheel Sharif

General Kornilov, as Commander-in-Chief, marched troops toward Petrograd in an attempt to seize power from the Provisional Government. The coup failed due to lack of support and resistance from workers and soldiers. Kornilov was arrested and imprisoned.

After escaping from prison, Kornilov became the commander of the Volunteer Army, the core of the White forces in southern Russia. He led the First Kuban Campaign, a strategic retreat through hostile territory, but was killed by a shell in April 1918.

Kornilov was killed by a direct hit from a Bolshevik shell while besieging Yekaterinodar. His death was a severe blow to the White movement. The Bolsheviks exhumed his body and publicly displayed it before burning it.

General Raheel Sharif was appointed as the 15th Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army, succeeding General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. His appointment came at a time of heightened terrorism and political instability, and he was seen as a reformist leader within the military.

General Raheel Sharif launched Operation Zarb-e-Azb, a large-scale military offensive against militant groups in North Waziristan. The operation targeted Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan and other insurgents, resulting in the clearance of the region and a significant reduction in terrorist attacks across Pakistan.

Following the Peshawar school massacre, General Raheel Sharif oversaw the lifting of a moratorium on the death penalty for terrorism-related cases. Hundreds of convicted militants were executed, and military courts were established to expedite trials. This policy was controversial but widely supported domestically.

General Raheel Sharif was appointed as the first commander-in-chief of the Islamic Military Alliance to Fight Terrorism (IMAFT), a Saudi-led coalition of Muslim countries. He retired from the Pakistan Army to take this role, marking a significant international engagement for a former Pakistani army chief.