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ISI gets one-year extension
Statesman Report
ISLAMABAD: The government has
extended the tenure of Ahmed Shuja Pasha, Director-General of the
Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for a period of one year.
The decision was taken after the
satisfactory performance of the ISI in the war against terrorism.
Ahmed Shuja Pasha was due to retire on March 18.
According to ARY News, Chief of Army
Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani awarded a one-year extension in
service to General Shuja Pasha, through a notification.
However according to Geo News the
notification was issued by the Prime Minister Secretariat.
Pasha now will continue serving
Pakistan Army as Lieutenant General and DG ISI for one more year,
said the notification.
Lt. Gen. Pasha is heading country's
premier intelligence service since October 2008. The extension in
the service has been given under the rule of 'compulsory retainment',
the cannel said.
Sources said that Pasha is retained
in his present office for another year because of the crucial
assignment he is grappling with.
Under the Constitution, the
President makes appointments of chiefs of the armed forces in his
discretionary powers and is also their supreme commander.
Under the rules, the prime minister
approves senior level promotions and removals in the armed forces as
recommended by their chiefs. |
