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Ltgen rizwan akhtar is currently president of the national defence university in islamabad. Aug 21, 2017 rizwan akhtar works as an assistant professor in the department of english, punjab university, lahore, pakistan. As part of a major shakeup of the military top brass, bajwa abruptly removed directorgeneral of interservices intelligence isi lt gen rizwan akhtar and named. He completed his phd in postcolonial literature from the university of essex, uk in 20. General rizwan was serving as the dg rangers in sindh, and also served as chief of staff and in wana.
Professor ahmed rafique akhtar is the author of the book alamaat pdf. Director general of pakistani rangers sindh karachi, major general rizwan akhtar c. Nawaz sharif orders action over news story on national security. Rauf klasra claimed that his brother air commodore imran akhtar who was appointed as director procurement and logistics department in pia. Major general rizwan akhtar has been appointed director general of pakistans inteligence agency isi on monday. Major general rizwan akhtar had been assigned with the task to lead the karachi operation. He is a former spymaster who served as directorgeneral of the interservices intelligence isi. The officer will assume the charge of his new appointment on november 8. Sep 22, 2014 lieutenant general rizwan akhtar has been appointed as director general isi whereas lieutenant general nazir ahmed butt appointed as igc and it, lieutenant general ghayour hussain as core commander gujranwala, lieutenant general hilal hussain as core commander mangla, lieutenant general hidayaturrehman as core commander peshawar and lieutenant general naveed mukhtar as core commander karachi.
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A case of exploding mangoes crossed swords in the line of fire. Lieutenant general rizwan akhtar appointed pakistans new isi. Dignitaries attend wedding reception of sadruddin hashwanis. Baharistanighaybi a history of the mughal wars in assam, cooch behar, bengal, bihar and orissa during the reigns of jahangir and shahjahan vol i borah, m. Coas gen qamar bajwa with lt gen rizwan akhtar at ndu, islamabad. He came to england in october, 2008 to pursue a phd in english at the university of essex. Pakistan army appoints rizwan akhtar as isi spy chief bbc news. Lieutenant general rizwan akhtar appointed as dg isi. 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.
Pakistans army chief general qamar javed bajwa removes isi head in major reshuffle. A new book about pakistans premier spy service, the interservices. Rizwan ahmed khan zcharf rizwanahmedkhan karachi, 05. Ltgen rizwan akhtar requests for premature retirement. Dgisi lt general naveed mukhtar samait pak fouj kay 5 aala afsar aaj retire ho jaye. Faiz hameeds relationship with pakistan army chief general qamar. He has published poems in wellestablished poetry magazines of the uk, us, india, canada, and new zealand. As dg isi, general akhtar collaborated with the central intelligence agency and. Few days ago exdg isi rizwan akhtar took an early retirement, in his request for early retirement he cited some personal commitments. Major general rizwan akhtar biography former isi head. Join facebook to connect with rizwan akhtar and others you may know.
Gen rizwan akhtar made isi chief the news international. Can general rizwan akhtar clean up pakistans notorious isi. Would lieutenant general rizwan akhtar be the next. Ahmed rafique akhtar is a distinguished scholar of islam. Pakistan army and major general hemley from the office of the defense representative in pakistan. Earlier, he served the interservices intelligence isi and rangers sindh as their director general. Rizwan akhtar is 3 star pakistan army general who served as directorgeneral of the interservices intelligence isi from 8 november 2014 to 8th oct 2017, he announced his premature retirement from service. Pakistan appoints rizwan akhtar to head intelligence agency. 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. But the history tells us that the isi has been stronger than the civilian. Dg isi general rizwan akhtar, kp governor mehtab ahmed khan, gb governor, mir of hunza ghazanfar ali, lt gen zubair.
We have a long tradition of excellence in patient care, research and education in both adult and pediatric neurology. 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. History books in urdu pdf download urdu history novels. 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. Haroonurrasheeds analysis on early retirement of lt. The sudden retirement of former interservices intelligence isi chief lt gen rizwan akhtar was talked about in the senate as senators questioned the causes behind the premature move. Pakistans isi chief rizwan akhtar faces daunting challenges bbc. Lieutenant general naveed mukhtar, who succeeds general rizwan akhtar as the militarys interservices intelligence isi. Rizwan akhtar, md book an appointment frankfort, ky. Pakistan appoints lt gen rizwan akhtar as new isi chief lt gen rizwan akhtar, a close confidante of pakistans powerful army chief, was on monday named as the new head of the controversial spy agency isi, enhancing the militarys clout over the embattled government facing protests. Maryum nawaz relations with gen rizwan ez learning ez learning. Right now he is quite junior to the other generals present in the army. Lt gen rizwan akhtar was appointed the dg of the agency in september 2014 and took office in november 2014.
General naveed mukhtar appointed new isi chief outlook india. Fateh life story of general akhter abdul rehman by haroon. General rizwan akhtar profile, biography and history, complete report. Lt gen naveed mukhtar, an intelligence veteran, has been appointed. Jul 10, 1990 fateh life story of general akhter abdul rehman book.
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