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Walter Cawthorn had conceived the idea of ISI. Afterwards, Brigadier Syed Shahid Hamid took over and was later promoted to a two-star rank of a major general and became the second director-general of the ISI. [1] [2] The current DG of ISI is Lt. General Asim Malik since 30 September 2024. [3]
The Inter-Services Intelligence was established in 1948. It was the brainchild of Major General Walter Cawthorn, then Deputy Chief of Staff of the Pakistan Army, following the First Kashmir War which had exposed weaknesses in intelligence gathering, sharing, and coordination between the army, air force, navy, Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Military Intelligence (MI).
In his press briefing, Anjum tried to convince public regarding the fleeing of Arshad Sharif, [9] however, months after the presser, Arshad Sharif's mother publicly accused a number of senior-ranking officers of ISI, including former Army Chief General Bajwa, Faisal Naseer and Nadeem Anjum of conspiring for the "targeted, premeditated, planned ...
Pakistan has picked Lieutenant-General Muhammad Asim Malik as the new director general of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), its top spy agency, according to a security source and a local TV ...
Nadeem Anjum was born into a Punjabi Shaikh family. He hails from the village of Mohra Sheikhan located in Kauntrila, in the Gujar Khan Tehsil of Rawalpindi District. [4]A product of the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA), Anjum is a graduate from the National Defence University (NDU) and later earned a master's degree from King's College, London, having also studied at the Asia-Pacific Centre ...
In these camps, Hezb-i Islami formed a social and political network and operated everything from schools to prisons, with the support of the Pakistani government and their Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). [34] [35] From 1976 to 1977 Afghan President Daoud made overtures to Pakistan which led to reconciliation with Pakistani leader Bhutto. [31]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. Pakistani general (1936–2015) Hamid Gul HI(M) SI(M) SBt حمید گل 13th Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence In office 29 March 1987 – 27 May 1989 Preceded by Akhtar Abdur Rahman Succeeded by Shamsur Rahman Kallu Corps Commander II Corps In office May 1989 – January ...
Muhammad Riaz Khan (Urdu: محمد ریاض خان) was a Pakistan Army general who was the 6th Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), serving from October 1977 to April 1979. [1] [2] [3] Prior to that, he served at the General Headquarters as Adjutant-General of the Pakistan Army. [4]