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| − | '''Inter-Services Intelligence''' ('''ISI''') is the largest intelligence agency in [[Pakistan]]. The headquarters of ISI is situated in [[Islamabad]]. It was founded in 1948.<ref name=BBCPROFILE>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1750265.stm Profile: Pakistan's military intelligence agency] ''BBC''</ref> ISI has | + | '''Inter-Services Intelligence''' ('''ISI''') is the largest intelligence agency in [[Pakistan]]. The headquarters of ISI is situated in [[Islamabad]]. It was founded in 1948.<ref name=BBCPROFILE>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1750265.stm Profile: Pakistan's military intelligence agency] ''BBC''</ref> It is estimated that the ISI has over 25,000 employees with another 30,000 working as informants and other roles.<ref>https://www.trackingterrorism.org/group/inter-services-intelligence-pakistan-intelligence-isi</ref> |
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==History== | ==History== | ||
The Inter-Services Intelligence was founded in 1948 by Robert Cawthorne who was a British Army officer. <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080515203133/https://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/world/pakistan/isi.htm</ref> It was later expanded by Pakistani Military dictator Ayub Khan in the 1950's. | The Inter-Services Intelligence was founded in 1948 by Robert Cawthorne who was a British Army officer. <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080515203133/https://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/world/pakistan/isi.htm</ref> It was later expanded by Pakistani Military dictator Ayub Khan in the 1950's. | ||
Revision as of 22:47, May 20, 2020
Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is the largest intelligence agency in Pakistan. The headquarters of ISI is situated in Islamabad. It was founded in 1948.[1] It is estimated that the ISI has over 25,000 employees with another 30,000 working as informants and other roles.[2]
History
The Inter-Services Intelligence was founded in 1948 by Robert Cawthorne who was a British Army officer. [3] It was later expanded by Pakistani Military dictator Ayub Khan in the 1950's.
Organization
- Joint Intelligence X -serves as a secretariat which coordinates and provides administrative support to the other branches of the ISI. It prepares intelligence estimates and threat assessments.
- Joint Intelligence Bureau -is responsible for political intelligence. It consists of 3 subsections, one of which is dedicated to operations against India.
- Joint Counter-Intelligence Bureau - is responsible for surveillance of Pakistani diplomats working abroad. It also conducts operations in the Middle East, South Asia, China, Afghanistan and the Central Asian republics.
- Joint Intelligence/North -responsible for conducting infiltration, exfiltration, propaganda and other clandestine operations inside the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Joint Intelligence Miscellaneous -conducts espionage in foreign countries, which includes offensive intelligence operations.
- Joint Signal Intelligence Bureau -operates a chain of signals intelligence collection stations along the border with India. Additionally, it provides communication support to Islamic terrorists operating in India.