Imran Khan names new ISI chief ending standoff with Pakistan military

© offered by Hindustan instances The face-off between Imran Khan and the military started when the military issued a statement to the media on October 6 naming Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed Anjum because the next ISI chief, replacing Gen Faiz Hameed. (REUTERS picture.)

Pakistan major Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday authorised the appointment of Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed Anjum because the next chief of the Inter-capabilities Intelligence (ISI) agency, ending an unprecedented standoff on the subject with the powerful military.

The modifications between Khan and the military over the appointment had resulted in hypothesis about the future of the government headed by using the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf birthday party. there were even fears in political circles about a change on the optimum tiers of the govt if the military determined no longer to continue propping up Khan.

a statement issued by way of the leading Minister's office in Islamabad observed Khan had "seen and approved the appointment" of Anjum because the director frequent of the ISI from November 20. It delivered that the present ISI chief, Lt Gen Faiz Hameed, would proceed to dangle the post till November 19.

The face-off between Khan and the military began when the military issued an announcement to the media on October 6 naming Anjum because the next ISI chief, replacing Hameed.

in line with conference, the Pakistan army forwards the names of three lieutenant generals to the prime minister, who picks one because the ISI director frequent. although the formal announcement about the option is made by using the premier, it is generally understood that the army chief conveys which of the three officers should still be picked for the publish.

beneath a reshuffle announced through the military on October 6, Hameed changed into to be moved out of the ISI to move Peshawar-primarily based XI Corps. A stint in an operational command is required to put Hameed in competition for fitting military chief after the existing chief, Gen Qamar Bajwa, completes his prolonged time period in November 2022.

Khan, youngsters, persevered to grasp up a formal announcement in regards to the subsequent ISI chief as different theories did the rounds in Pakistan. Some mentioned Khan believes Hameed should still be retained as the ISI chief for a long duration as a result of the position he performed in shaping tendencies in Afghanistan and in liaising with the Taliban.

After adjustments emerged among the many Haqqani network and different Taliban factions over forming a setup in Kabul, Hameed rushed to the Afghan capital to cobble collectively an interim cupboard that put hardliners in handle.

There become speculation that Khan's wife, a pirni or religious guide, had counseled the time was now not auspicious to make a change in the ISI. identical speculation swirled again on Tuesday over the move to preserve Hameed as the ISI chief until November 19.

although Hameed accompanied overseas minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on his fresh first visit to Kabul on account that the Taliban assumed vigour in mid-August, the ISI chief didn't be part of Khan for a seek advice from to Saudi Arabia final week as had been predicted.

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