 He completed his Senior Cambridge (GCE) from PAF Public School Sargodha (formerly PAF College Sargodha) in April 1961 (5th Entry, Sabre House) and joined the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) in August 1961.He was commissioned in the PAF on 22 June 1963 in the 36th GD(P) Course with the service serial number of Pak-4362 and being the Wing Under Officer, was a candidate for the Sword of Honour at this time, but did not end up receiving it.In a vehement debate at the PAF Academy in Risalpur, Waleed passionately pushed the agenda of the Language Movement of 1952 which compelled the Government of Pakistan to establish Bengali as an official language on par with Urdu and English (the official and mainstream languages in West Pakistan).