Pakistan’s premier intelligence agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), is facing an unprecedented crisis of control across multiple fronts. Top intelligence sources, as quoted by CNN-News18, indicate that major changes in the military establishment are imminent. “The ISI may see some important transfer postings in a couple of days. The main person who is dealing local politics is called DG-C. Major General Faisal Naseer, who is holding the post for three years, is likely to be transferred soon," said the sources.

The ISI, long the architect and backer of militant networks in the region, including the Deobandi stronghold Afghan Taliban and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), appears to be losing its influence over both. “However, after four years, it has now pushed for a shift in pos

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