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Part 4 Anything goes between spies in Islamabad (4/4).
Anything goes between spies in Islamabad (4/4).© Stéphane Oiry

Deep Dive
Despite favourable winds, Asim Munir and ISI struggle to keep India in check

All-powerful at home, closer than ever to Washington, and still an ally of Beijing, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence appears to be riding high. A favourable context for the country's strongman Asim Munir to turn his full attention to the enduring existential threat from neighbouring India.
LogoSubscribers only Agencies, Operations, Defence, Contractors Deep Dive - Islamabad's shadow war 16.10.2026
Part 3 Anything goes between spies in Islamabad (3/4).
Anything goes between spies in Islamabad (3/4).© Stéphane Oiry

Deep Dive
Pakistan's powerful Inter-Services Intelligence, answerable only to Asim Munir

Formidable to foreign intelligence services and their spies stationed in Pakistan, the ISI is also feared within the country's own intelligence apparatus. As all-powerful military chief Asim Munir's enforcement arm, the agency has asserted itself as the only one able to safeguard national security.
LogoSubscribers only Agencies, Defence, Back-Door Diplomacy, Contractors Deep Dive - Islamabad's shadow war 15.10.2026
Part 2 Anything goes between spies in Islamabad (2/4).
Anything goes between spies in Islamabad (2/4).© Stéphane Oiry

Deep Dive
From blown covers to honey traps: how Pakistani intelligence puts foreign spies through the wringer

Pakistan's ruthless Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has mastered the art of putting pressure on the declared representatives of Western intelligence services. From expulsions and blown covers to skilful honey traps and the occasional slap, the ISI stops at nothing.
LogoSubscribers only Agencies, Back-Door Diplomacy Deep Dive - Islamabad's shadow war 14.10.2026
Part 1 Anything goes between spies in Islamabad.
Anything goes between spies in Islamabad.© Stéphane Oiry

Deep Dive
The 'Islamabad syndrome' that poisoned relations between Western and Pakistani spies

At odds over nuclear proliferation but united in the fight against terrorism, Western intelligence agencies have long had a bumpy relationship with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). For some this has come at a very personal cost. Intelligence Online reveals one of the most dramatic and mysterious episodes involving France's DGSE and the CIA in Pakistan.
LogoSubscribers only Agencies, Operations Deep Dive - Islamabad's shadow war 13.10.2026
China's President Xi Jinping and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on 12 September.
China's President Xi Jinping and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on 12 September.© Indian Press Information Bureau/AFP

Spotlight
Islamabad bolsters Beijing in Karakoram to open up Iran route

With Pakistan's backing, the CCP wants to turn the disputed Shaksgam Valley into a route for delivering weapons to Central Asia and Iran. A recent meeting to this end of the previously dormant China-Pakistan Boundary Commission is viewed as a provocation by New Delhi, which appears powerless to act.
LogoSubscribers only Operations, Defence, Back-Door Diplomacy 07.10.2026

Spotlight
The Saudi prince at the heart of Riyadh and Islamabad's technical intelligence cooperation

Former Saudi regional governor Mansour bin Mohammed bin Saad Al Saud is establishing himself as the kingdom's political and commercial interface with Pakistan. His knowledge of the Pakistani business ecosystem, particularly in cyber and intelligence technologies, and his ties to the discreet subcontractors of Pakistan's most powerful intelligence service, make him particularly well-suited.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meet in Riyadh on 17 September 2025.
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