 Later, he was promoted to Jemadar (now called Naib Subedar) and commissioned as a Second lieutenant in Bikaner Ganga Risala which was sent to Sind in 1941 to deal with the Hoor rebellion.Later it was sent to Jubair in Iraq and Ahwaz in Iran during the war.He was selected for the 12th War Staff course at Quetta from May to November 1945.