The notification of the appointment of Lieutenant General Nadeem Anjum as the new chief of the Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence has been issued by the Prime Minister s Office. The new director-general will assume the office from November 20.
Lieutenant General Nadeem Anjum has replaced Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed as the director-general of Pakistan s all-powerful intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence or ISI, the ISPR confirmed Wednesday afternoon when announcing the new DG ISI. Lt-Gen Faiz Hameed has been posted as the Peshawar Corps Commander. Lt-General Muhammad Amir has been given the post of Gujranwala corps commander, while Lt-General Asim Munir is now the quartermaster general. This development brings Lt-General Faiz Hameed closer to becoming the next Chief of Army Staff (COAS) for Pakistan. The current army chief, Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa’s three-year extension comes to an end next year..