Lieutenant General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi, who surrendered to Indian forces in the 1971 war, died of cardiac arrest at a military hospital in Lahore [ Images ] late Sunday, according to the Associated Press of Pakistan news agency. He was 89.

Gen Niazi was a diabetic who also had respiratory problems.

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He was one of Pakistan's most decorated soldiers and was wounded in action at least five times, the report said on Monday.

He had served as a junior officer during World War II, and later held various command positions in Pakistan army [ Images ] after the country won independence from Britain in 1947.

Niazi is survived by his two sons and three daughters.