Bushra may not be a real pir but is certainly a key to the prime minister. According to the grapevine, both General Ghafur and his wife are mureeds of Khan’s wife, Bushra bibi, who is reputed for her power of voodoo. Ghafur, the former and notorious DG ISPR, seems to have endeared himself to Khan. Sources say that Khan wanted Ghafur to guard the ISI for him after Hameed left. Question is, will Khan settle for Nadeem Anjum or a compromise will be made by bringing a replacement even if it is not Lt. The crisis will continue as long as Imran Khan refuses a notification that requires him and the army chief to agree to the new name. In any case, in October three other senior generals will retire, making room for more changes at the army high command. Apparently, once he arrives and takes charge, Faiz Hameed will move to Peshawar to take his new charge. General Nadeem Anjum, who was earlier posted as Corps Commander in Karachi, has begun to attend farewell dinners and is headed to Islamabad.
Even though a notification is yet to be issued, the new DG ISI, Lt. There is no doubt in most people’s minds that, ultimately, it’s the army that will prevail. There are several stories to explain why the move was made but one being that Khan wanted to retain Faiz Hameed for a little while longer because he is the only three-star general invested in longevity of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) rule.Īlso read: Team Bajwa now betting on UK to promote Taliban - to get to US indirectly For the former, General Bajwa does not need PM Khan’s permission. According to the above-cited new rules, Bajwa could transfer Faiz Hameed but needed Khan to sign-off on Nadeem Anjum’s appointment. This change in the rule book is contested by the army chief, who treated the DG ISI’s change as a matter of inter-departmental transfer rather than a fresh appointment. While it is the army that holds the reputation of sneaking behind elected governments, it looks like on September 14, 2021, the prime minister also acted in a similar fashion by making changes to the 1973 Rules of Business of the government issued by the Cabinet Division related with the defence division and acquired the right of appointing officers above the rank of colonel in the army and equivalent ranks in the other services of the armed forces. It has also raised questions about Khan’s political future, which, given the state of Pakistan’s economy, is dark. The issue has certainly made the troika – the PM, the Army chief and the DG ISI – extremely controversial. Reportedly, PM Khan wants to use his prerogative to make the appointment by interviewing candidates to the position. General Faiz Hameed, to head the XI Corps at Peshawar. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa seem to have locked horns over the issue of the transfer of DG ISI, Lt.
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