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Afghanistan, Pakistan
ISI chief Nadeem Anjum in hot water over Pakistan Taliban attacks

Faced with a resurgence in deadly attacks by the TTP, the head of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence is in a delicate spot, having to cooperate with the Taliban in Kabul to curb terrorism by its Pakistan offshoot. [...]

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Frontier Corps
Hibatullah Akhundzada
Imran Khan
Inter-Services Intelligence
Nadeem Anjum
Nasir Abbas
Naveed Sadiq
Shebhaz Sharif
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan
TTP

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From Indian counter-intelligence to the Taliban and Imran Khan, woes mount for Pakistan spymaster Asim Malik

General Asim Malik has headed Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence for four months and is actively seeking to forge new alliances. Amid ongoing threats from neighbouring Afghanistan and India, he must also manage his powerful service's role at the heart of the domestic political game.

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Inter-Services Intelligence chief General Asim Malik.

Spymaster | Pakistan
Zaheer Ahmed Baber, a steady pilot for Pakistan's increasingly busy air force

After three years at the head of the Pakistani Air Force, Zaheer Ahmed Baber has had his mandate extended for another year. This is a remarkable feat given that several of his officers have recently been trying everything in their power to have him removed from office.

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Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, head of the Air Force Command.

Pakistan
Islamabad appoints new minister to beef up support for defence exports

Shehbaz Sharif, who has just been elected prime minister for the second time, has appointed a new defence production secretary tasked with backing Pakistani defence groups' export efforts, particularly in the Gulf.

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India, Pakistan
Fearful of Indian infiltration, Pakistan's ISI steps up university surveillance

Convinced that New Delhi's attempts to recruit academics from its universities are on the increase, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence has tightened its security protocol.

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Pakistan
Miran International, supplier to Pakistan's embattled intelligence services

At a time when Pakistani intelligence services are facing increasing security threats, Karachi-based Miran International's business is booming.

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Afghanistan, Pakistan
Sirajuddin Haqqani counts on Pakistani intelligence to hold his own against Taliban old guard

The Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is trying to loosen his interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani's grip on security, but the leader of the Haqqani Network has the Pakistani army and intelligence services to turn to for support.

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Afghan Taliban's acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani.

Pakistan, UAE
Company of Pakistani finance minister's sons does business with security chiefs

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar's sons run a business in Dubai that is said to provide discreet investment advice and other services to Pakistani intelligence and military officials.

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From left: Ali Mustafa Dar, Ishaq Dar and Hasnain Dar.

Afghanistan, China
Wang Duanyong, the academic testing the waters for China in Afghanistan

The consultant turned researcher who heads China's Overseas Interests Studies Centre at the prestigious Shanghai International Studies University, assists Chinese companies with their investment plans in Kabul.

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Afghanistan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia
Saudi spymaster Khaled bin Ali Al Humaidan mediates between Islamabad and Kabul

Keen to resolve tensions with its Taliban neighbours, Pakistan has called on Saudi Arabia's help to mediate but those efforts have been unsuccessful for the moment.

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Pakistan, United States
ISI and CIA cooperate again under Pakistani army chief of staff Qamar Javed Bajwa

The CIA and Pakistan's ISI have buried the hatchet and started cooperating again, under the auspices of Pakistan's armed forces chief, after tough negotiations between William Burns and Faiz Hamid.

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Qamar Javed Bajwa, Pakistan's army chief of staff.

Spymaster | Pakistan
ISI chief Nadeem Anjum spearheads quiet intelligence revolution in Pakistan

Nadeem Anjum, appointed director general of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence in October 2021, is reforming the service to make headway on a number of key internal and external issues.

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Nadeem Anjum, new head of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

Pakistan
Army chief Qamer Javed Bajwa wants more time to improve relations with Saudi Arabia

A key figure in the Pakistani state hierarchy, chief of the army staff Qamer Javad Bajwa wants his tenure extended so that he can continue to work on improving Pakistan's relations with Saudi Arabia and deal with pressing security issues, like the growing influence of the Pakistani Taliban movement.

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