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		Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum  (pictured) was appointed as the new Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in place of Lt Gen Hameed.</div></div>

In a surprise move, Pakistan Army on Wednesday transferred the powerful spy agency ISI's chief Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed and appointed him as Peshawar Corps Commander.
However, his replacement on the key post of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief was not immediately announced.
Hameed was appointed as head of the spy agency on June 16, 2019, in a military shake-up. He had previously served in the ISI as the head of internal security.
He is considered as close to Army chief General Qamar Bajwa and was appointed as ISI head at a crucial time due to several external and internal security challenges.
He oversaw the crucial changes in Afghanistan where the Taliban took control in August.
In September, he visited Kabul and told the media in a brief chat that "everything will be ok" in Afghanistan, when there were rumours about differences among Taliban ranks due to delay in the announcement of the government.
The Army, in an official statement, also announced two more senior-l

Pak Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum

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	In a surprise military shake-up, the Pakistan Army on Wednesday announced that the powerful spy agency ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed has been appointed as Peshawar Corps Commander &mdash; a crucial position in view of the Taliban&#39;s takeover of neighbouring Afghanistan.</p>
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	Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum&nbsp; <em>(pictured)</em> was appointed as the new Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in place of Lt Gen Hameed, who was transferred as Peshawar Corps Commander, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)&nbsp; &mdash; the media wing of the Pakistan Army.<br />
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	Initially, the Army said in a statement that Lt Gen Hameed was posted out but his replacement on the key post of the ISI chief was not immediately announced.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>

In a surprise move, Pakistan Army on Wednesday transferred the powerful spy agency ISI's chief Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed and appointed him as Peshawar Corps Commander.
However, his replacement on the key post of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief was not immediately announced.
Hameed was appointed as head of the spy agency on June 16, 2019, in a military shake-up. He had previously served in the ISI as the head of internal security.
He is considered as close to Army chief General Qamar Bajwa and was appointed as ISI head at a crucial time due to several external and internal security challenges.
He oversaw the crucial changes in Afghanistan where the Taliban took control in August.
In September, he visited Kabul and told the media in a brief chat that "everything will be ok" in Afghanistan, when there were rumours about differences among Taliban ranks due to delay in the announcement of the government.
The Army, in an official statement, also announced two more senior-level .

Pakistan Army transfers ISI chief Lt Gen Hameed in surprise reshuffle

Hameed oversaw the crucial changes in Afghanistan where the Taliban took control in August.

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