Karachi Corps Commander Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed Anjum on Wednesday met Prime Minister Imran Khan, it is learnt.
There are no official words about the prime minister’s meeting with Lt Gen Nadeem. However, insiders revealed that a notification on Lt Gen Nadeem’s appointment as new ISI director general is expected to be issued in a couple of days.
It is expected that the announcement will be made on Friday.
The incumbent spymaster of the country’s top intelligence agency Lt Gen Faiz Hameed will join his new assignment as Corps Commander Peshawar.
The ISPR on October 6 had announced key changes in the top military hierarchy. These announced postings included the appointment of Lt Gen Nadeem as DG ISI.
Lt Gen Anjum was a commander in Operation Zarb-e-Azb, and was posted inspector-general of the Frontier Corps Balochistan during Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad. He has also commandeered the V Corps Sindh.
Lt Gen Anjum is a graduate of the National Defense University, Islamabad and holds a master’s degree from King’s College London, the ISPR had earlier said.
