 Khan refused to betray Bhutto, resulting in his termination as president through a proclamation issued by General Zia ul-Haq, the Chairman of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council, on 30 October 1978.Khan, however, was re-elected again as the President of Azad Kashmir in August 1996.He remained in office until August 2001 and was the Azad Kashmir president four times in his lifetime.