Lt General Hameed’s task is cut out: ensure things do not get out of control in Pakistan | The Indian Express

Lt General Hameed’s task is cut out: ensure things do not get out of control in Pakistan | The Indian Express

Written by Tilak Devasher |Updated: June 19, 2019 11:39:44 am

The writer retired as special secretary in the cabinet secretariat, Government of India.

Lt General Hameed’s task is cut out: ensure things do not get out of control in Pakistan

With Pakistan’s economy in dire straits and rising political tensions, the ‘internal security’ expertise of the new ISI chief could come into play.

Pakistan Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa had hand-picked Munir as DG ISI. He had served as Force Commander Northern Areas (FCNA) when Bajwa was Corps Commander X Corps. (File)

Lt General Faiz Hameed is the third ISI chief appointed by Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Soon after becoming chief on November 26, 2016, Bajwa had appointed Lt General Naveed Mukhtar (Armoured Corps) as the ISI Chief on December 11, 2016, in place of Lt General Rizwan Akhtar (Frontier Force), who was shifted out prematurely.