Newlypromoted lieutenant general rizwan akhtar was on monday appointed director general interservices intelligence isi, reflecting the unanimity of views between the civil and military leadership. He was accompanied by dg isi lt gen rizwan akhtar and dg mi major general nadeem zaki manj. He replaced gn muhammad saeed on saturday 27th april 2019. The isi has a long history of undermining civilian governments in pakistan. Bansal during a meeting at indias border security force. Exdg rangers sindh named new isi chief the express tribune. Dg isi lieutenant general rizwan akhtar blogs, comments and archive news on dg isi lieutenant general rizwan akhtar latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Can pakistans new isi spy chief rizwan akhtar restore security.
Sep 22, 2014 pakistan appoints army chiefs ally rizwan akhtar as isi chief pakistan has appointed rizwan akhtar, considered a close ally of its army chief, to head the countrys most powerful intelligence agency. General rizwan akhtar is a graduate of the command and staff college in quetta, national defence university and the army war college, us. Pakistan army on sunday made significant postings and transfers, including the transfer of the isi chief and dg rangers. The appointment of lieutenant general rizwan akhtar, part of a major reshuffle in the military, is aimed at cementing the armys dominance after weeks of antigovernment protests in pakistan. While the process has already started and will go on till october, major general bilal akbar will take over from maj gen rizwan akhtar next month. Lieutenant general rizwan akhtar has suddenly decided to take premature retirement here on saturday. Can general rizwan akhtar clean up pakistans notorious isi. Akhtar is also considered to have extensive experience of counterinsurgency from a previous posting in the border region of south waziristan. Few days ago exdg isi rizwan akhtar took an early retirement, in his request for early retirement he cited some personal commitments. Karachi gets a peacemaker riphah information portal. Zaheer ulislam, who has led the isi since 2012 and is scheduled to step down on nov. His phd thesis is about postcolonial literature and theory by women writers.
Dg isi lieutenant general rizwan akhtar blogs, comments and archive. Lieutenant general naveed mukhtar, who succeeds general rizwan akhtar as the militarys interservices. The fgcm also awarded death sentence to brigadier retd raja rizwan and dr wasim akram, who was employed at a sensitive organisation. Rizwan akhtar is a graduate of the command and staff college in quetta, national defense university, islamabad ndu and united states army war college, pennsylvania, usa. Lt gen akhtar was promoted as three star general and appointed director general interservices intelligence as part of major reshuffle in the military, a development that would help. Pakistan appoints army chiefs ally rizwan akhtar as isi. Right now he is quite junior to the other generals present in the army. Former interservices intelligence isi chief lt gen rizwan akhtar on saturday requested early retirement from the pakistan army citing pressing personal commitments. New isi chief naveed mukhtar an intelligence veteran. Pakistans new army chief general qamar javed bajwa today abruptly removed the head of the countrys spy agency isi and made several other significant changes in the armys top brass, as part of a major reshuffle.
Maryum nawaz relations with gen rizwan ez learning youtube. General akhtar abdul rehman shaheed september 29 at 7. Operation grand slam and 1965 warakhtar hussain malik, yahya. Chief of pakistans powerful spy agency interservices intelligence lieutenant general rizwan akhtar is likely to be replaced within the next few weeks, a media report said today. China disinfects entire cities to fight coronavirus outbreak new and clear video of paf f16 fighter jet crash in islamabad amir mateen reveals. New chief of spy unit is appointed in pakistan the new. But the history tells us that the isi has been stronger than the civilian government in pakistan, khan underlined. He was appointed for the position on 22 september 2014.
But the military had replaced him as dg rangers sindh with maj gen bilal akbar in 2014. Jul 12, 2016 director general of pakistani rangers sindh karachi, major general rizwan akhtar left shakes hands with director general of border security force bsf u k bansal during a meeting at bsf. The general officer commanding goc of 9 division, kohat, major general rizwan akhtar has said that a new cadet college has been established in wana, the headquarters of south waziristan agency, on the demand of local elders. See how people in italy are living under lockdown unbelievable. Major general asim salim bajwa, tweeted that former director general, sindh rangers, rizwan akhtar, after being elevated to. Rauf klasra claimed that his brother air commodore imran akhtar who was appointed as director procurement and logistics department in pia. Lieutenant general rizwan akhtar, the former director general of the countrys premier spy agency, the interservices intelligence isi, has. Gen bajwa, who took over from gen raheel sharif two weeks ago, however, did not name lt gen rizwan akhtar. The aim of this work is to discuss operation grand slam in the overall context of the 1965 war, assessing its strategic significance. He came to england in october, 2008 to pursue a phd in english at the university of essex.
President of the national defence university and former chief of the countrys premier intelligence agency, lieutenant general rizwan akhtar, has requested early retirement from the. Rizwan akhtar latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. However, the governments decision to increase the excise duty on fuel betrays an attempt to appropriate for itself the benefits that may have otherwise accrued to the citizens. Rizwan akhtar, md is a nephrology specialist in frankfort, ky and has been practicing for 23 years. The major work as project director was carried out by brigadier muhammad asif commander artillery 9 division and his staff. Lt gen rizwan akhtar, considered a close confidante of army chief gen raheel sharif, was appointed. The process of picking the army chief is such that the senior most qualified generals are shortlisted and then the list is submitted to pm along with necessa.
Director general of pakistani rangers karachi, major. His main area of research is south asian literature in english with a sharper focus on indian and pakistani writers and he is equally interested in post colonialism, gender studies, feminism and modernism. Lieutenant lt general rizwan akhtar has been appointed as the new chief of pakistans premier intelligence agency, the interservices intelligence isi, in a major reshuffle in the. Rizwan akhtar, may offer american officials hope of a better relationship.
It appears that the pakistani army is consolidating its grip even as the there is a major reshuffle in the army. Ltgen rizwan akhtar requests for premature retirement. Sep 22, 2014 lieutenant general rizwan akhtar was on monday appointed the new chief of pakistans interservices intelligence isi in commanderlevel promotions announced in the countrys powerful army. Lt gen akhtar was promoted as a threestar general and appointed director general interservices intelligence isi as part of a major. Rizwan akhtar rizwan akhtar was born in lahore, pakistan. Lieutenant general rizwan akhtar named new isi chief. Pakistan appoints rizwan akhtar to head intelligence. Rizwan ahmed khan zcharf has 61 books on goodreads, and is currently reading built to last. General rizwan akhtar is a graduate of the command and staff college in quetta, national defense university and the army war college, usa in 2010, general rizwan akhtar was third in the seniority list of major generals and was among the leading scorers at the militarys officers efficiency index. Fateh life story of general akhter abdul rehman by haroon.
Akbar khan pakistani general wikipedia republished. According to ispr, major general bilal akbar will work with outgoing dg rangers sindh maj gen rizwan akhtar for a month to have a better understanding of the law and order situation in sindh in. Dgisi lt general naveed mukhtar samait pak fouj kay 5 aala afsar aaj retire ho jaye gay duration. Pakistans military has announced a major reshuffle in its senior posts, including appointing a new chief for the countrys top spy agency.
Pakistans powerful spy agency isi gets new chief world. Pakistan army promoted major general rizwan akhtar to the rank of lieutenant general and appointed him as the dg isi, ispr said on september 22, monday today. The latest book by shuja nawaz is filled with firsthand accounts of pakistani. Major general rizwan akhtar, dg pakistan rangers sindh. Former isi chief lt gen rizwan akhtar takes early retirement. On 8th oct 2017, he announced his premature retirement from service. Sep 22, 2014 pakistan appoints rizwan akhtar to head intelligence agency this article is more than 5 years old close ally of army chief named as director general of the isi, which has helped bring down. Will former wifes tellall book hurt imran khan in upcoming pakistan election. Lieutenant general rizwan akhtar, the former director general of the countrys premier spy agency, the interservices intelligence isi, has confirmed that army chief general qamar javed bajwa has accepted his request for premature retirement. Rizwan akhtar was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general to head the spy agency, which is known as the interservices intelligence directorate, or isi, the army said in a statement. Pakistan army chief arrives in quetta post attack on police training college.
Rizwan akhtar as the 21st director general of the interservices intelligence directorate, the country sent a signal about its spy agency, which has historically been seen as willing to doublecross washington. Lieutenant general rizwan akhtar was on monday appointed the new chief of pakistans interservices intelligence isi in commanderlevel promotions announced in the. Sep 30, 2014 can general rizwan akhtar clean up pakistans notorious isi spy agency. Director general of pakistani rangers sindh major general rizwan akhtar salutes during a guard of honor prior to bsfpakistan rangers.
Gen rizwan akhtar made isi chief the news international. Join facebook to connect with rizwan akhtar and others you may know. The army on monday promoted former dg rangers sindh, rizwan akhtar to lieutenant general and named him the new director general of the inter services intelligence isi. Major general rizwan akhtar gets another star to add to his uniform. Pakistan ranger came into being just after the creation of pakistan. On this page, you can read online or download history books in urdu. Lt gen rizwan akhtar, a close confidant of pakistans army chief general raheel sharif, today took over as the new head of pakistans spy agency interservices intelligence isi.
Previously as sindh dg rangers, major general rizwan akhtar had been assigned with the task to lead the karachi operation. Major general rizwan akhtar has been appointed director general of pakistans inteligence agency isi on monday. The steep fall in oil prices improves indias manoeuvrability to address an economic recession. Major general rizwan akhtar, the director general of a paramilitary force that is deployed in karachi, said the attackers appeared to be of uzbek origin. Pakistan army chief arrives in quetta post attack on. He was transferred to lead the national defence university in order to allow his experience of both intelligence and operations to feed back into the armys professional curriculum. The interserviceintelligence isi of pakistan is the story of one. View muhammad rizwan akhtars profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Currently president of the national defence university in islamabad, he is a former spymaster who served as director general of the interservices intelligence isi. Sources said that he has requested for premature release due to some pressing. Pakistan appoints lt gen rizwan akhtar as new isi chief. Many experts still maintain that ayub khan could not stand the success of a random general, as it would have catapulted major general akhtar hussain malik to public fame apart from landing him the post of first in command in army had victory been substantiated in ankhur region. The development comes two weeks after gen qamar javed bajwa took over as chief of army staff coas.
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After creation, the major challenge that pakistan had to. Pakistans army chief general qamar javed bajwa removes. Considered a close aide of the coas, general rizwan akhtar is a graduate of the command and staff college in quetta, national defense university and the army war college, usa, a military official. Rizwan has been found in 19 states including virginia, colorado, texas, pennsylvania, alabama, and 14 others. Lt gen rizwan akhtar, considered a close confidante of army chief gen raheel sharif, was on monday appointed as new head of pakistans powerful spy agency isi. At the us army war college, akhtar authored a strategy research project report titled uspakistan trust deficit and the war on terror in fulfillment of the requirements of the master in strategic studies degree. He is a former spymaster who served as directorgeneral of the interservices intelligence isi. Call nsc meeting to discuss content of book authored by spy chief of india, pakistan. The army issued a statement in which it said that bajwa, who took over from gen raheel sharif two weeks ago, appointed mukhtar as director general of interservices intelligence isi replacing lt gen rizwan akhtar, who was at the centre of a controversy following a dawn newspaper report which said that the nawaz sharif government had told the.
The general officer commander goc of 9 division, kohat, major general rizwan akhtar has said that a new cadet college has been established in wana, the headquarters of south waziristan agency, on the demand of local elders. The incident resulted in a joint inquiry with brigadier joseph l. Votel, dcgo, cjtf76 leading from the coalition forcesisaf side and brigadier rizwan. Major general akhter hussain malik the mystic recluse. The seeming incongruity that a lieutenant general outranks a major general whereas a major outranks a lieutenant is due to the derivation of the former rank from sergeant major general, which was also subordinate to lieutenant general. Successful habits of visionary companies by james c. Pakistan appoints rizwan akhtar new isi chief the hindu. Gen raheel sharif thwarted coup attempt in 2014 the news. New chief of spy unit is appointed in pakistan the new york times. Lieutenant general rizwan akhtar appointed pakistans new isi. Would lieutenant general rizwan akhtar be the next. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images.
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Gen akhtar, in a letter, asked for premature release starting oct 9, 2017, after nearly 35. A new book about pakistans premier spy service, the interservices. Major general omar ahmed bukhari is the 14th and the current dg rangers sindh pakistan 2019 name. Seen as experienced in counterinsurgency operations, lieutenantgeneral rizwan akhtar. Major general bilal akbar made sindh rangers dg pakistan. Haroonurrasheeds analysis on early retirement of lt. We have 20 records for rizwan akhtar ranging in age from 39 years old to 73 years old. The appointment of lieutenant general rizwan akhtar, who is set to replace the pakistani militarys interservices agencys isi current chief zaheerul islam on october 8, comes amid a month. Jul 10, 1990 fateh life story of general akhter abdul rehman book. Lieutenant general rizwan akhtar, the former director general of the countrys premier spy agency, the interservices intelligence isi, has confirmed that army chief general qamar javed bajwa. Pakistan army on sunday announced major transfers and shuffle in ranks, the most significant being of major general bilal akbar posted as chief of general staff cgs and general rizwan akhtar baig.
Pakistans powerful intelligence service has taken a quiet but momentous step that may help dramatically improve strained relations with the united states. Former isi chief lt gen rizwan akhtar takes early retirement from. Rizwan was commissioned in the pakistan army in frontier. He is a former spymaster who served as director general of the interservices intelligence isi. Lieutenant general rizwan akhtar named isi chief times.
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