6. (C) Gillani was born in Karachi on June 9, 1952. He attended school in Multan at St. Mary's Convent and La Salle, a Christian missionary high school. His father served as a provincial minister and minister of state in the 1950s, but wished Gillani would become a doctor. Gillani instead obtained a B.A. with Honors in English Literature from Government College and a Master's degree in journalism from Lahore's Punjab University.