New Delhi: Lieutenant General Nadeem Ahmed Anjum has been appointed as the new Head of Pakistan’s strong Spy Body contents in unexpected reshuffle.
Lt The Anjum Gen will replace LieTn Gen Faiz Hameed, who has been appointed as the Commander of the Peshawar Corps.
According to Dawn, the previous Anjum Gen is the Karachi Corps Commander.
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General in September 2019.
Graduates of the Royal College of Defense Studies, Latt Gen Anjum also has a title from the Asia-Pacific Security Study Center, Honolulu.
Hame Hameed Spymaster who came out in designated post on June 16, 2019 in a military shock.
He had previously served in the contents as head of internal security.
General Hameed was considered close to the head of the Army General Qamar Bajwa and was appointed as head of content at an important time because of several external and internal security challenges.
As Head of Contents, Lesson Geneez oversees important changes in Afghanistan where the Taliban took control of August.
He even rushed to Afghanistan when the government formation spoke between the Taliban and Haqqanis went acidic, resulting in a fight where Mullah Baradar was injured.
During his visit to Kabul, he told the media in a brief conversation that “everything would be fine” in Afghanistan, when there was rumors about the difference between Taliban’s ranking due to the delay in the announcement of the government.
In Pakistan, this is the prerogative of the prime minister to point to the Head of Contents.
However, the choice was made by PM through consultation with the Head of the Army.
Pakistani army, in an official statement, also announced two higher senior level posts.
Leth Gen Mohammad Amir Posted as Commander of Gujranwala Corps, while LeTny Gen Asim Munir was appointed as the Master General Quarter (QMG) from the army, said the statement.
(With input from PTI)