Pakistan's PM approves appointment of new spy chief

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s premier curate connected Tuesday approved the assignment of the country’s caller spy chief, a authorities connection said, ending speculation astir his differences with the military.

The assignment of Lt. Gen. Nadeem Anjum arsenic the caput of the Inter-Services Intelligence bureau is apt to defuse weekslong hostility betwixt Imran Khan and service main Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa.

On Oct. 6, Bajwa named Anjum to regenerate ISI main Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed. Anjum was serving arsenic the army’s corps commandant successful the confederate larboard metropolis of Karachi.

Hameed has been appointed corps commandant successful the metropolis of Peshawar by Bajwa this month.

Anjum did not instrumentality the main spy presumption this period due to the fact that of increasing differences betwixt Khan and Bajwa connected procedural matters. Khan refused to motion a notification astir Anjum’s assignment due to the fact that helium believed that Bajwa did not consult him earlier unilaterally naming the caller spy chief.

However, Khan resolved the substance astatine a gathering with Bajwa connected Tuesday successful which helium chose Anjum from a database of 3 generals to pb the almighty spy agency. It saved Bajwa from immoderate embarrassment.

Anjum begins his caller presumption connected Nov. 20, according to the statement.

Pakistan’s subject has ruled the state for much than fractional of its 74-year past and has been unwilling to spot its power challenged by civilian leaders.