After the Jalalabad incident, BB in her 1st tenure replaced Gen Hamid Gul - thn DG-ISI. She went on to appoint a retired Gen as DG-ISI even though Gen Beg advised against such appointment & forwarded a list of three serving Generals for DG-ISI appointment, BB sent her regrets.
https://twitter.com/Kamran_Yousaf/status/1448590226033610756
In 1991, Nawaz Sharif appointed Gen Javed Nasir (from engineer Corps) DG-ISI without taking then COAS -- Gen Janjua in confidence.
Two months before Gen Javed Nasir appointment as DG-ISI, Gen Nasir was transferred to head POF, so his appointment to the top slot of ISI..
Two months before Gen Javed Nasir appointment as DG-ISI, Gen Nasir was transferred to head POF, so his appointment to the top slot of ISI..
..took Gen Janjua by surprise, as had happened in the Kallue case.
The appointment of Gen Javed Nasir has more to do with Brigadier Imtiaz as Gen Javed was related to Brig Imtiaz and he was close to NS as head of IB.
During NS tenure, both Imtiaz and Javed were appointed..
The appointment of Gen Javed Nasir has more to do with Brigadier Imtiaz as Gen Javed was related to Brig Imtiaz and he was close to NS as head of IB.
During NS tenure, both Imtiaz and Javed were appointed..
..as intelligence and security advisors.
NS during his 2nd tenure appointed Gen Ziauddin (from engineers corps) as DG-ISI against the advice of Gen Musharaf as Musharaf wanted Gen Ziauddin to be his CGS.
Is PM IK making the same mistake as his predecessors? Time will tell.
NS during his 2nd tenure appointed Gen Ziauddin (from engineers corps) as DG-ISI against the advice of Gen Musharaf as Musharaf wanted Gen Ziauddin to be his CGS.
Is PM IK making the same mistake as his predecessors? Time will tell.
During Zia regime, PM Junejo appointed Gen Hamid Gul as DG-ISI from a panel of four sent to the PM by GHQ.
Gen Zia had no objection to Junejo's selecting Gul as DG-ISI.
Gen Zia had no objection to Junejo's selecting Gul as DG-ISI.
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