ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army has announced the appointment of a new head of the country’s premier intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said on Wednesday.
Lt. Gen. Asim Munir was promoted to the new rank on Sept. 28. He previously served as director general of military intelligence.
The ISPR also confirmed the appointment of Lt. Gen. Muhammad Adnan as the new vice chief of general staff.
Five other senior army officers were promoted to replace officials who retired on Oct. 1. The army appointed Lt. Gen. Nadeem Zaki as commander of the Mangla Corps, one of the military’s two primary strike corps.
Lt. Gen. Shaheen Mazher was appointed as commander of the Peshawar Corps, a strategic position responsible for the tribal belt bordering Afghanistan.
Lt. Gen. Abdul Aziz was appointed as the new military secretary, Lt. Gen. Azhar Saleh Abbasi as chief of logistics staff, and Lt. Gen. Waseem Ashraf as inspector general of arms.
Pakistan appoints new ISI chief
Pakistan appoints new ISI chief
- Lt. Gen. Asim Munir will take charge as Pakistan's new spy chief after his predecessor retires on Oct. 25
- The newly appointed director general of Pakistan's premier spy agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), has previously served as Military Intelligence chief
‘Confident’ Pakistan ready for India blockbuster after USA win
- Pakistan carry momentum into Sunday’s clash after back-to-back World Cup wins, series sweep of Australia
- Players dismiss Pakistan’s poor ICC record against India, saying past results will not shape the outcome
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Pakistan warmed up for their blockbuster T20 World Cup clash against India with a 32-run win against the USA on Tuesday then declared they were “confident” of taking down their bitter rivals.
The Group A win was a boost for Pakistan before Sunday’s high-octane clash with the defending champions in Colombo, now back on after the Islamabad government called off a boycott 24 hours previously.
Opener Sahibzada Farhan, who top scored with 73 in the USA win, said: “The match is on and we are in a confident mood.”
Pakistan have a dismal record against India in ICC tournaments, winning only once in eight encounters in T20 World Cups and have lost all eight times that the sides have met in the 50-over World Cup.
In last year’s T20 Asian Cup, India beat Pakistan three times on their way to lifting the trophy in Dubai.
Spinner Tariq Usman, who took 3-27 against the United States, said those stats did not bother him.
“We used to beat India in the 1990s and before so don’t count the recent record or only the ICC event record, we used to win against them frequently,” said Tariq.”
Farhan promised: “This time it will be different and we will give a strong performance.
“We lost all three matches including the final to India in the Asia Cup but they were not one-sided.”
Farhan said two wins out of two in the World Cup, the first was against the Netherlands on Saturday, had kick-started Pakistan’s campaign.
Pakistan came into the tournament having beaten Australia 3-0 in a home T20 series and Farhan said the mood around the camp was very positive.
“Wins always give you confidence and we will take this confidence into Sunday’s game and we assure you we will be a better side come Sunday,” said Farhan.
India will face a second Group A match against Namibia on Thursday in New Delhi before flying to Sri Lanka.
It means a quick turnaround for Sunday’s match, the biggest and most lucrative clash in world cricket.
