Lt Gen Muhammad Asim Malik appointed on Monday as the brand new Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), one of the maximum essential positions in the us of a’s safety equipment.
He is set to take fee on September 30, succeeding the modern-day ISI chief, Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum, who changed into appointed in 2021 by way of former top minister Imran Khan. Lt Gen Asim Malik brings with him a wealth of experience, having formerly commanded an infantry division in Balochistan and an infantry brigade in Waziristan, of the maximum volatile areas within the US.
His military career is marked by using difference, consisting of the receipt of the celebrated Sword of Honour upon graduation from the Pakistan Military Academy.
He has also served in key operational roles, which include the Directorate of Military Operations. Lt Gen Asim Malik is the son of the overdue Lt Gen Ghulam Muhammad Malik, a former commander of Pakistan Army’s 10 Corps. Since his retirement in 1995, Lt Gen Ghulam Malik had dedicated his life to philanthropy, main efforts to build hospitals and scientific facilities for the underprivileged throughout Pakistan.
