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Spymaster | Pakistan
From Indian counter-intelligence to the Taliban and Imran Khan, woes mount for Pakistan spymaster Asim Malik

Inter-Services Intelligence chief General Asim Malik. © Intelligence Online - 2025

General Asim Malik has headed Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence for four months and is actively seeking to forge new alliances. Amid ongoing threats from neighbouring Afghanistan and India, he must also manage his powerful service's role at the heart of the domestic political game. [...]

Published on 07/02/2025 at 04:00 GMT Reading time 6 minutes Théo Sou

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