Pakistan appoints new army general as head of powerful spy agency

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Pakistan appoints new army general as head of powerful spy agency
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Pakistan’s state-run media says a senior army general has been tapped as the new spy chief. The powerful Inter-Service Intelligence, though officially reports to the prime minister, takes its directive from the military which has ruled Pakistan for over three decades. Lt. Gen. Asim Malik was appointed days ahead of the retirement of Lt. Gen.

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Malik, currently serving at the military’s headquarters in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, will take office Sep. 30, according to Pakistan Television.Bomb targeting foreign diplomats’ convoy kills policeman in Pakistan’s restive northwest Hameed is reported to have been close to imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan, the main rival of current premier Shehbaz Sharif. He became the head of the ISI in June 2019 when Khan approved his appointment.Several former premiers, including Nawaz Sharif, Benazir Bhutto and Khan, have blamed the military and the ISI for playing a role in ousting their elected governments in the past.

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