sentences:  In 1961, he joined the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) and graduated with a Bachelor's degree from the class of 29th PMA Long Course together with Pervez Musharraf and Abdul Aziz Mirza (later four-star admiral) of Navy.Khattak stood first in his course and high academic marks in his educational courses comparing to other officers of joint forces.Khattak was commissioned in the 12th Battalion of the Baloch Regiment, the same regiment his father had earlier served.